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Astrolabe, by Johannes Wagner, Nuremberg, 1538

Inventory Number 40443


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.40443

Subject
Astrolabes
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans.
Primary inscriptions
"PER IOHANNEM WAGNER / NORIMBERG M DXXXVIII" and a coat of arms between the initials "R R" on the reverse.
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Astrolabe
Dimensions
Diameter: 12.2cm Height: 14.5cm Depth: 2.9cm Weight: 0.4kg
Inventory No
40443
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Mater, rete consisting of ecliptic alone, 2 plates, alidade with folding sights, pin and wedge.