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Large Hindu planispheric astrolabe, 1870. Made by Sivalala, this large copper astrolabe with Sanskrit script was commissioned by Raja Ramasimha in 1870. This front view shows the moveable fretwork plate, called the ‘rete’, which denotes the positions of the stars by short straight pointers.
Location
Science Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART394902
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2765px × 3504px
Photo Credit
SSPL/Science Museum / Art Resource, NY
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19th century CE
Astrolabe
Astronomy
Copper
Hindu
Indian, Modern (18th-21st CE)
Sanskrit/devanagari script