Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date ca. 1320
Place England (?)
Inventory no. 45133
Acquisition Purchased from R. P. Howgrave-Graham in 1956
The rete is of the indicator-line (simplesrc=+refoil) type. Trefoil indicator-line rete with single quatrefoil..Tropic of Capricorn ends in a dragon's head and an engraved head of a goat forms one of the sets of star pointers.The zodiac on the rete is labelled: AREIS , TAVR9 , GEM’ , CANC’ , LEO , VIRGO , LIBRA , SCORPIO , SAGITT' , CAPRICORN9 , AQURIVS , PISCES

Scales


Type Range & Units Numbered Geometry Location
Zodiacal signs 0 - 30 Zodiacal divisions, equal or unequal Every 6  Circular, concentric ecliptic

Stars

There are 38 stars on the rete marked with flamant pointers. Unless otherwise indicated the star name, mediation and declination are as marked/measured on the rete.
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Star name
(on instrument)
Modern star
(if known)
Mediation Declination Pointer
ALDEBARAN Aldebaran pointer damaged pointer damaged flamant
[blank] pointer damaged 52° flamant
MIRAC Mirach 8.0° of Aries 24° flamant
BATEN KAITOZ Baten Kaitos 18.0° of Aries -14° flamant
ALGENB Algenib 6.0° of Taurus 46° flamant
MENKhAR Menkar 6.0° of Taurus flamant
AUGEhANAR Angetenar 22.0° of Taurus -10° flamant
ALhAIOD 6.0° of Gemini 45° flamant
RIGIL Rigel 12.0° of Gemini -8° flamant
ELGEVZE Betelgeuse 18.0° of Gemini flamant
ALhABOR Sirius 3.0° of Cancer -15° flamant
ALGOMEIZA Procyon 12.0° of Cancer flamant
MARKEB 20.0° of Cancer -21° flamant
ALFARD Alphard 8.0° of Leo -4° flamant
COR Regulus 18.0° of Leo 16° flamant
VRSA Alkaid 19.0° of Leo 44° flamant
CORVVS Gienah 1.0° of Virgo -11° flamant
BUBh 2.0° of Virgo 63° flamant
ALGORAB Algorab 22.0° of Virgo -13° flamant
ASSIMECh 10.0° of Libra -7° flamant
BENET NAZ 18.0° of Libra 53° flamant
ARAMEC 26.0° of Libra 23° flamant
ELFECA Alphecca 16.0° of Scorpio 291° flamant
YED Yed Prior 26.0° of Scorpio -7° flamant
COR Antares 27.0° of Scorpio -23° flamant
ALhAWE Rasalhague 15.0° of Sagittarius 14° flamant
TABEN 23.0° of Sagittarius 51° flamant
WEGA Vega 2.0° of Capricorn 38° flamant
AHI 17.0° of Capricorn flamant
DEL Deneb Dulfim 28.0° of Capricorn 12° flamant
ADDIGEGE 1.0° of Aquarius 42° flamant
[blank] 10.0° of Aquarius 61° flamant
MUE 14.0° of Aquarius -8° flamant
DENEB AGEDI Deneb Algiedi 16.0° of Aquarius -18° flamant
SCEACh Skat 28.0° of Aquarius -17° flamant
hV9 EQL 6.0° of Pisces 24° flamant
FERAZ 22.0° of Pisces 26° flamant
DENEB KAITOZ Deneb Kaitos 0.0° of Pisces -20° flamant
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