European astrolabe, 1495-1505

Italian brass planispheric astrolabe with a single plate for the latitudes 42 & 45 degrees and for 48 degrees on the inside of the womb with shadow dial and unequal scale on the reverse, c. 1500, IC 441 [international checklist].

Collection

Science Museum

Inventory Number

3020257

Title

European astrolabe, 1495-1505

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- overall: 160 x 25 x 108 mm (diameter)