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Astrolabe
Signed by Cornelius Vinch
Dated 1600; Italian
Brass; 215 mm in diameter

This is an instrument by a Flemish maker made for the Gonzaga in Italy with all the standard features of an astrolabe.

In the typical Flemish way the names of the stars are given with their magnitudes and corresponding planetary temperaments.

British Museum, London
Registration no. MLA 1893,6-16.2

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