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 ,
TAVR
9 , GEM’ , CANC’ , LEO , VIRGO , LIBRA ,
SCORPIO , SAGITT' , CAPRICORN
9 , AQURIVS , PISCES
Scales
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.
Click on the star name or modern star name to search for
other astrolabes with the same star.
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 |
2° |
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 |
8° |
flamant |
ALhABOR |
Sirius |
3.0° of Cancer |
-15° |
flamant |
ALGOMEIZA |
Procyon |
12.0° of Cancer |
7° |
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 |
7° |
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 |