French astrolabe

1295/1305

Science Museum
London, United Kingdom

French planispheric astrolabe with a single plate, a geared lunar vovelle on the front and a shadow dial with an unequal hour scale on the reverse, undated and unsigned, c.1300.

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Title: French astrolabe
Date Created: 1295/1305
Location Created: France
Rights: © The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, Science Museum Group Collection, CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0

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