Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date ca. 1350
Place Oxford
Material Brass
Inventory no. 47901
Acquisition Lent by Oriel College, Oxford, in 1924

Rule, Regula, Pointer and Alidade Images

Pointer

Appearance Tip Sights Pinholes Notches Description
Single-ended,  original.  Broken None None None The pointer has broken off and is now lost. From the fragment still attached, it is clear that this was a pointer.
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