Replica of Islamic astrolabe, 1221
Electrotype replica made by C.A. Melling and Company of a planispheric astrolabe by Mohammad ibn Bekr ibn Mohammad Al Rashidi Al-Abari [ The Needle Maker of Isfahan], dated 1221 AD. From the Museum for the History of Science, Oxford [see IC 5].
Details
- Category:
- Astronomy
- Object Number:
- 1965-453
- Materials:
- brass
- type:
- astrolabe, replica and electrotype
- credit:
- Melling Studios; C.A. Melling & Co. Ltd.
