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Astrolabe
Astrolabe. On the front is a sundial based on the universal astrolabe projection, associated with Rojas, and a lunar volvelle and aspectarium. The back is that of a typical astrolabe, with scales and a shadow square in the lower half, upper half blank.
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Object Details
| ID: | AST0564 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Astrolabe |
| Display location: | Display - ROG |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1630 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 26 x 200 x 153 mm; Diameter: 145 mm |