Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date ca. 1400
Place Paris (?)
Material Brass
Inventory no. 41468
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924

Rule, Regula, Pointer and Alidade Images

Alidade Image:

astrolabe part (photo)

Alidade Image:

astrolabe part (photo)

Rule Image:

astrolabe part (photo)

Rule Image:

astrolabe part (photo)

Rule

Appearance Tip Sights Pinholes Notches Description
Double-ended,  counter-changed,  replacement.  Gothic, simple None None None

Alidade

Appearance Tip Sights Pinholes Notches Description
Double-ended,  counter-changed,  replacement.  Gothic, simple Rigid Single None
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