Exhibition: The Astrolabe, East and West


Ideas for universal astrolabes - III

This astrolabe uses a universal projection, associated with the Spanish mathematician Juan de Rojas and published by him in 1551. Since the universal astrolabe can be used in any latitude, this instrument dispenses completely with the usual latitude plates.
Closeup of Universal Astrolabe, by Anthoine Mestrel, Paris, 1551   (Inv. 32378) Universal Astrolabe, by Anthoine Mestrel, Paris, 1551   (Inv. 32378)
Universal Astrolabe, by Anthoine Mestrel, Paris, 1551 (Inv. 32378)
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