Article ID: CBB690825171

European Astrolabes to ca. 1500: An Ordered List (2017)

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Research on medieval European astrolabes has hitherto been somewhat haphazard. Most pieces are unsigned and undated, many difficult to assign to a specific region. Some early ones cannot be understood without reference to the Islamic tradition from which they derive. What are perhaps the most important pieces from a historical point of view—the earliest-known astrolabe, from 10th-century Catalonia, and the astrolabe made by the leading astronomer of 15th-century Europe, Regiomontanus,—were declared fakes or suspicious before they could be studied seriously. A detailed study of groups of related instruments, for example, those with Hebrew inscriptions, is a most welcome contribution. A survey of the clearly-identifiable astrolabes made in medieval England (or France or Italy) has never been undertaken; maybe this list might encourage somebody willing to learn the language of instruments to undertake such a task.

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Authors & Contributors
Burnett, Charles
Rodríguez-Arribas, Josefina
Ackermann, Silke
King, David A.
Davis, John
Laura Fernández Fernández
Concepts
Astrolabes
Instruments, astronomical
Astronomy
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Astrology
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Time Periods
Medieval
Renaissance
15th century
Early modern
Ancient
9th century
Places
Europe
England
Spain
Greece
France
Iran
Institutions
British Museum
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