Astrolabe
Also known as: Astrolabium
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1700 - 1750
Compass sundial of brass and iron, eight-sided on 3 feet. Decorated and with a circular glass cover in the center. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1969-179; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); measurements height 7.5 cm x diameter 7.2 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- brass (alloy)
- Dimensions
- hoogte 7,5 cm (uitgeklapt) x diameter 7,2 cm · height 7.5 cm x diameter 7.2 cm
- Measurements
- height 7.5 cm x diameter 7.2 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Astrolabium
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-1969-179
- Museum classification
- astrolabe · sundial
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.