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Astrolabe and Equatorium, Southern France or Northern Italy, Late 15th Century
Object is on display.
Inventory Number:	49847
Object Type:	Object
Place Created:	Italy Europe
Subject Classification(s):	Astrolabes
Accession Number:	1957-84/176
Provenance:	Presented by J. A. Billmeir. Formerly the property of the d'Hauteville family of Salon, Provence.
Collection Group:	Billmeir Collection
Material(s):	Brass
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 193 mm
Narratives Special Exhibition Label: 'Eccentricity: Unexpected Objects and Irregular Behaviour' (10/5/2011 - 16/10/2011) Inventory no. 49847 - Former Display Label Inventory no. 49847 - Epact entry The range of medieval instruments Special Exhibition Label: 'Geek is Good' (15 May - 2 November 2014) An instrument owned by Nostradamus?

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