Replica of Islamic Astrolabe

Electrotype copy of an Islamic planispheric astrolabe by Ibrahim ibn Said of Toledo at the Museo Arqueologico Nacional in Madrid, and dated 1066 AD [see IC 117]. Made by Elkington and Company after the original was displayed at the Special Loan Collection of Scientific Apparatus in the South Kensington Museum in 1876.

Collection

Science Museum

Inventory Number

3019394

Title

Replica of Islamic Astrolabe

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- overall: 260 x 240 x 15 mm