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Astrolabe, by Johann Anton Linden, Heilbronn, Late 16th Century

Inventory Number 43415

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.43415

Subject
Astrolabes
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans.
Primary inscriptions
'IOAN: ANTHO: LYNDEN FAC | HAILBRVNNÆ' engraved in two parts on the rete's solsticial bar.
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Astrolabe
Dimensions
Diameter: 170mm Height: 226mm Depth: 25mm Weight: 0.489kg
Inventory No
43415
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Mater, rete for 39 stars, 1 plate. With green leather-covered, velvet-lined fitted case; the outer edge of the lid is tooled.

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