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II.48 Astrolabe
Maker:Charles Whitwell
Place:English
Date:1595
Materials:brass
Dimensions:diameter 388 mm
Current inventory:1095
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This universal astrolabe, made by Charles Whitwell, lacks a rule and an alidade. The mater carries a planisphere with an equinoctial stereographic projection. The back of the instrument is just barely roughed out. Provenance: Robert Dudley bequest to the Medici collections.

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