Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 1481/2
Maker Muḥammad Ṣaffār
Place Persia
Material Brass
Inventory no. 39063
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.  Simple Rigid Single None The rule does not fit the instrument well and appears to be engraved in a different hand, suggesting that it is not original..
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