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Astrolabe
Signed by Blakene
Dated 1342; English
Brass; 218 mm in diameter

This is the earliest signed and dated European instrument, though its maker Blakene is otherwise unknown.

British Museum, London
Registration no. MLA 1853,11-4.1

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