Date |
late 16th century |
Place |
Flanders |
Material |
Brass |
Inventory no. |
45365 |
Acquisition |
Purchased from H. E. Backer in
1952 |
The rete is of the arsenius type. This rete combines
design characteristics of both Mercator's retes and
Arsenius's retes. .The zodiac on the rete is labelled: ARIES
♈ , TAVRVS ♉ , GEMINI ♊ , CANCER ♋ , LEO ♌ , VIRGO ♍ , LIBRA
♎ , SCROPIVS ♏ , SAGITTARIVS ♐ , CAPRICORNVS ♑ , AQVARIVS ♒ ,
PISCES ♓
Scales
Range & Units |
Numbered |
Geometry |
Location |
Ecliptic |
0 - 30 Degrees of ecliptic |
Every 10 |
Ecliptic |
ecliptic |
Stars
There are 48 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 |
Cauda Ceti |
Deneb Kaitos |
6.0° of Aries |
-20° |
flamant |
Casiopee pect9 |
Schedar |
7.0° of Aries |
54° |
flamant |
Venter Ceti |
Baten Kaitos |
25.0° of Aries |
-12° |
flamant |
Nares Ceti |
Menkar |
12.0° of Taurus |
2° |
flamant |
Caput Medusæ |
Algol |
13.0° of Taurus |
40° |
flamant |
Persei latus dext. |
Mirfak |
18.0° of Taurus |
49° |
flamant |
Oculus Tauri |
Aldebaran |
6.0° of Gemini |
16° |
flamant |
Hircus |
Capella |
14.0° of Gemini |
46° |
flamant |
Orionis sin. pes |
Rigel |
16.0° of Gemini |
-8° |
flamant |
Orionis dext. hum. |
Betelgeuse |
24.0° of Gemini |
8° |
flamant |
Canis maior |
Sirius |
6.0° of Cancer |
-16° |
flamant |
Caput ♊ antec. |
Castor |
16.0° of Cancer |
33° |
flamant |
Canicula |
Procyon |
18.0° of Cancer |
-6° |
flamant |
Hydræ
clara |
Alphard |
15.0° of Leo |
-7° |
flamant |
Cor Leonis |
Regulus |
25.0° of Leo |
23° |
flamant |
|
Dubhe |
7.0° of Virgo |
64° |
flamant |
Plaustrum |
|
9.0° of Virgo |
59° |
flamant |
Dorsum Leonis |
Zosma |
13.0° of Virgo |
23° |
flamant |
Cauda Leonis |
Denebola |
22.0° of Virgo |
17° |
flamant |
Ursæ
maioris |
Alkaid |
23.0° of Virgo |
56° |
flamant |
|
|
28.0° of Virgo |
58° |
flamant |
Corvi ala dext. |
Gienah |
1.0° of Libra |
-15° |
flamant |
Ursæ
maioris |
|
11.0° of Libra |
58° |
flamant |
Spica Virginis |
Spica |
18.0° of Libra |
-9° |
flamant |
Ursæ
maioris |
|
19.0° of Libra |
57° |
flamant |
Ursæ
maioris |
|
25.0° of Libra |
51° |
flamant |
Arcturus |
Arcturus |
2.0° of Scorpio |
22° |
flamant |
Bootis sin hum |
Seginus |
7.0° of Scorpio |
40° |
flamant |
Lanx ♎ Sept. |
Zubeneshamali |
16.0° of Scorpio |
-8° |
flamant |
Corona Sept. |
Alphecca |
22.0° of Scorpio |
29° |
flamant |
Palma sin. Serpentarij |
Yed Prior |
2.0° of Sagittarius |
-3° |
flamant |
Caput Herculis |
Rasalgethi |
15.0° of Sagittarius |
15° |
flamant |
Caput Serpentarij |
Rasalhague |
21.0° of Sagittarius |
13° |
flamant |
Caput Draconis |
Rastaban |
28.0° of Sagittarius |
52° |
flamant |
Lyra |
Vega |
6.0° of Capricorn |
39° |
flamant |
Aquila |
Altair |
21.0° of Capricorn |
8° |
flamant |
Cauda Cygni |
Deneb |
6.0° of Aquarius |
44° |
flamant |
Cephei dext. hum. |
Alderamin |
16.0° of Aquarius |
61° |
flamant |
Cauda Capricorni |
Deneb Algiedi |
17.0° of Aquarius |
-18° |
flamant |
Muscida Pegasi |
Enif |
19.0° of Aquarius |
8° |
flamant |
Crus Aquarij |
Skat |
7.0° of Pisces |
-17° |
flamant |
Humerus Pegasi |
Markab |
10.0° of Pisces |
13° |
flamant |
Crus Pegasi |
Scheat |
10.0° of Pisces |
26° |
flamant |
Vmbilicus Pegasi |
Alpheratz |
27.0° of Pisces |
27° |
flamant |
Extremum alæ Pegasi |
Algenib |
28.0° of Pisces |
13° |
flamant |
Nut & Bolt
The rete is attached using a nut &
bolt. The nut is in the shape of a Maltese Cross. The bolt is
integrated into the alidade on the back of the instrument.