European astrolabe by Arsenius, 1566
- Made:
- 1566; 1876 in Louvain and Birmingham
- maker:
- Gualterus Arsenius and
- Elkington and Company
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Electrotype copy of a planispheric astrolabe by Gualterus (Walter) Arsenius, dated 1566, at the Museo Arqueologico Nacional in Madrid. The original formerly belonged to Philip II of Spain [see IC 3015]. Made by Elkington and Company after the original was displayed at the Special Loan Collection of Scientific Apparatus in the South Kensington Museum in 1876.
Details
- Category:
- Astronomy
- Object Number:
- 1877-7
- Materials:
- brass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 770 mm x 590 mm x 40 mm,
diameter: 590 mm,
- type:
- astrolabe, replica and electrotype
- credit:
- Purchased, Elkington and Company
