Knowledge in Motion
An Early European Astrolabe and Its Possible Medieval Itinerary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12617312 |
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| Authors | Petra G Schmidl (Exzellenzcluster “Normative Ordnungen,” Frankfurt University Frankfurt am Main Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1-5 |
| Pages | 149-197 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medieval Encounters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1380-7854 • E-ISSN: 1570-0674 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700674-12342246 |
| OpenAlex | W2757891503 |
| Language | EN |
This article discusses the place and date of origin, the earlier whereabouts, and subsequent travels of an unsigned and undated early European astrolabe (International Instrument Checklist iic #0191) now preserved in Oxford, in the Museum of the History of Science. After taking into consideration earlier descriptions, it investigates the evidence given by the astrolabe concerning its localisation and dating, and suggests a possible itinerary of this instrument. In the Appendix a full description of the astrolabe is provided
Astrolabe · Checklist · Geography · Medieval history · Classics · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · Historical Studies in Science · History · History and Developments in Astronomy · Geology · Paleontology
| Highly cited | No |
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