- Subject
- Astrolabes
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Humphrey Cole
- Provenance
- Presented by A. E. Gunther. Originally donated to the University in 1659 by Nicholas Greaves, brother of John Greaves (1602-52), Savilian Profesor of Astronomy.
- Primary inscriptions
- "1659 . Acad . Oxon . Ex dono Nic Greaves . S.T.D."
- Physical material
- Brass
- Object type
- Astrolabe
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 85mm Height: 12.7mm Depth: 16mm Weight: 0.244kg
- Inventory No
- 43454
- Accession Number
- 1971-14
Description
Rete similar to an example in the British Museum by Humfrey Cole.
