Accession No

0602

Brief Description

Astrolabe, “The Oxford Astrolabe”, by Watson & Sons, English, 1925

Origin

London, England

Maker

Watson & Sons, Ltd

Class

astronomy

Earliest Date

1925

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

1925

Material

Plastic (celluloid); Paper; Metal (aluminium, brass); Plastic

Dimensions

length 295mm; breadth 250mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Inscription

“The OXFORD ASTROLABE
Designed after the Persian
Moorish and European Instruments
in the
Old Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
HIPPARCHUS inv. B.C.150. JENKIN del A.D.1925

Description Notes

Astrolabe by Watson & Sons, English, 1925.

Paper and celluloid astrolabe mounted on aluminium with plastic ring, designed by C. F. Jenkin and produced as a teaching aid by Watson & Sons, Ltd. One celluloid plate/rete and rule with one sight (missing one), no alidade. Assumedly to be used in partnership with Jenkin’s booklet, The Astrolabe: Its Construction and Use - Arranged for use in conjunction with the Oxford Astrolabe designed after the ancient instruments in the Lewis Evans Collection in the Old Ashmolean Building, Oxford, written by Jenkin.

Good condition, paper is discoloured, one weight(sight?) is missing from rule, which is not fixed well at centre.

Condition: Good/fair.

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