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Plane astrolabe
Unlike on most astrolabes, the mater of this instrument, attributed to Hans Dorn, does not have a raised limb; in other words, it lacks housings for interchangeable tympanums on the front. The planispheric plate is fixed, and built for latitude 48° (Munich). On the plate rotate the rete and the rule, [...]
Creator
- Hans Dorn [attr.]
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Astronomy
- astronomy
Type of item
- Astrolabe
- astrolabes
Medium
- gilt 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
- 1483
- 1483
- 1483
- 1483
- 1483
Places
- German
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:401014
Extent
- diameter 460 mm, height 490 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/HansDorn.html
Year
- 1483
Providing country
- Italy