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Astrolabe, 1574. The mater bears the markings for a Quadratum Nauticum ('nautical square'), used by mariners for navigational calculations, and the back shows the universal projection as described by Gemma Frisius in his treatise on the 'Catholic Astrolabe' in the mid-sixteenth century. Made by Humphrey Cole.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART304457
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3780px × 4617px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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16th century CE
Astrolabe
Elizabethan period (1553-1603)
English
Science