Exhibition: The Astrolabe, East and West


The largest astrolabe in Oxford

This is the museum's largest astrolabe. There are 35 named stars on the rete. There are no separate latitude plates, but a single projection is engraved on the mater for 27 degrees, the latitude of Jaipur.
Astrolabe, Indian, c.1800 (Inv. 30402)

Astrolabe, Indian, c.1800 (Inv. 30402)
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