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Astrolabe
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.
Creator
- Charles Whitwell
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Astronomy
- astronomy
Type of item
- Astrolabe
- astrolabes
Medium
- brass
- Brass
- brass (alloy)
Providing institution
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 1595
- 1595
- 1595
- 1595
- 1595
Places
- English
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:402048
Extent
- diameter 388 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
- Dudley collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/CharlesWhitwell.html
Year
- 1595
Providing country
- Italy