Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 15th or 16th century
Place Persia
Material Brass
Inventory no. 41261
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924

Rule, Regula, Pointer and Alidade Images

Alidade Image:

astrolabe part (photo)

Alidade

Appearance Tip Sights Pinholes Notches Description
Double-ended,  replacement.  Decorative Rigid Single None The rule is crudely graduated with equally spaced lines. The left arm was repaired. It looks to be a replacement..
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