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Astrolabe, by Pierre Sevin, Paris, c.1670

Inventory Number 42680

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.42680

Subject
Astrolabes
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by J. A. Billmeir. Nicholas Landau Collection, Paris.
Primary inscriptions
'Seuin AParis'
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Astrolabe
Dimensions
Diameter: 92mm Height: 123mm Depth: 14mm Weight: 0.129kg
Inventory No
42680
Accession Number
1957-84/179

Description

Particular and universal astrolabe. One side has a projection for 49 degrees, rete projection confined to the ecliptic and 5 stars within, Rojas projection on the back, rule, alidade.

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