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Sea Astrolabe
Symen Sirckxsen Blocker1600/1650
Skokloster Castle
Skoklosters, Sweden
The three sea astrolabes at Skokloster constitute the largest collection of sea astrolabes in the world. They were cumbersome and unpredictable instruments for navigation and were quickly replaced by better instruments made of wood.
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Details
- Title: Sea Astrolabe
- Creator: Symen Sirckxsen Blocker
- Date Created: 1600/1650
- Location Created: the Netherlands
- Physical Dimensions: diam 255 mm, weight 5320 g
- Rights: CC BY
- External Link: Skokloster Castle
- Medium: Brass
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