A LARGE BRASS ASTROLABE AND SLIDE RULE

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£ 176 400
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02.07.2024 17:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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Лот 33 | A LARGE BRASS ASTROLABE AND SLIDE RULE
A LARGE BRASS ASTROLABE AND SLIDE RULE
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN MARKE, 1678
The front of the plate engraved for a universal astrolabe with De Rojas projection, graduated regula and cursor, below the throne a table of 24 stars and a perpetual calendar for Leap Years and Epact, dated 1678; the reverse of the plate with scales for a circular slide rule with scales for Tangents, Sines and Numbers, two rotating index arms.
28 x 26 in. (71.3 x 65.9 cm.)




Provenance

Sir John Houblon (1632-1712),
Thence by descent.



Exhibited

London: Royal Society Soirée, 14 May 1902.
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