Gothic Astrolabe “MB 89” (14th cent.)
Brass instrument, weight approx. 400 g, diameter 120 mm
Replica after plans from the renowned Swiss astrolabe-maker Martin Brunold. This reconstruction is based on an early Iberian astrolabe with Arab influence.
Gothic Astrolabe “MB 89” (14th cent.)
Brass instrument, weight approx. 400 g, diameter 120 mm
Gothic digits. Rete with positions of 17 stars and arabesques. Two tympans for the latitudes 36°, 40°, 44° and 48°, each with 5° almucantars and 10° lines of azimuth, unequal hours and twilight line.
Gothic Astrolabe “MB 89” (14th cent.)
Brass instrument, weight approx. 400 g, diameter 120 mm
Reverse with ecliptic / calendar circle, shadow square and a 28-year circle for determining the day of the week at the beginning of the year.