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Astronomical and navigational instruments
Astronomical and navigational instruments
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Astrolabes and quadrants
Celestial navigation
Charting instruments
Compasses
Course, speed and distance indicators
Electronic navigation
Globes and globe gores
Meteorological instruments
Optical equipment
Sundials
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Astrolabe
Astrolabe7
Astrolabe alidade
Astrolabe assembly instruction booklet
Astrolabe back
Astrolabe box
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Astrolabe front latitude plate
Astrolabe horizon plate
Astrolabe latitude plate
Astrolabe pointer
Astrolabe rete
astronomical t&e: astrolabe
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Arabic)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(European)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Flemish)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Hispano-Moorish)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Hispano-Moorish?)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Indo-Persian)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Maghribi)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(maghribi)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Moorish)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Persian)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Syrian)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Syro-Egyptian)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Turkish)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Turkish?)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(western)
Mariner's Astrolabe
personal symbol: coat of arms
Pointer
surveying & navigational t&e: astrolabe, mariner's
timekeeping t&e: astrolabe
timekeeping t&e: astrolabe(Arabic)
timekeeping t&e: astrolabe(Persian)
Wedge for astrolabe
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aluminium
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felt
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leather
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paper
pasteboard
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silvered brass
steel
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Display - Atlantic Gallery
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'Ali, Hajji
'Isa, Muhammad Muqim ibn Mulla
Ahmad, Rif 'al abu
al-A'imma, 'Abd
al-Baghdadi, Mahmud ibn Shawka
al-Battuti, Muhammad ibn Ahmad
al-Jilani, Yusuf ibn Hajji
al-Kirmani, Ja'far ibn 'Umar
al-Sarraj
al-Yazdi, Muhammad Mahdi
al-Yazdi, Muhammad Muqim
Allah, Hasan 'Abd
Arscenius, Ferdinand
Bion, Nicolas
Bos, Joannes
Danti, Egnatio
Descrolières, Adrian
Gemini, Thomas
Glenn Ellen Scientific Company
Habermel, Erasmus
Hartmann, Georg
Heidelberg School
Isfahani, Muhammad Baqir
Khalil, Muhammad
Lucas-Dean, R.
Mercator, Gerard
Naze, Jean
Piquer, Michael D.
Qayini, Qasim 'Ali
Spitzer Workshop
Sutton, Henry
Unknown
W. Watson & Sons
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Amsterdam
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Italy
Lahore
London
Louvain
Morocco
Northern Africa
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possibly Persia
possibly Spain
Prague
probably France and Italy
probably France or Italy
probably Lyon, France
probably Northern Italy
probably Persia
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Traders: The East India Company and Asia
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Hownam-Meek, Anthony
Noymatala
Proctor, David V.
Queen Elizabeth I
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