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1893.45.14

Brass astrolabe. [MJD 11/08/2008]

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1893.45.14

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Collection type
Object
Description
Brass astrolabe. [MJD 11/08/2008]
Long description
From conservation card by Lorraine Rostant 18.10.2000: Circular heavy metal disc, 9 mm thick with a lip on which has been engaved labeled gradations. Has copper alloy disc siting inside on which has been engraved concentric and crossing lines and a movable openwork metal disc, turning around central axis to reveal the pattern of the disc below. [FC 13/2/2009]
Person
Field collector William Charles Benett
PRM source William Charles Benett
Date / Period
Date made: 1673?, uncertain Date made: 1730?, uncertain
Date collected
Before 1893
Acquisition information
Donated: 1893
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Cast, Process Incised, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Depth: max 7 mm, Diameter: max 158 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1893.45.14

Search terms: Time, Measurement, Time Reckoning Device, Measuring Device

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