Astrolabes at Greenwich
A Catalogue of the Astrolabes in the National Maritime Museum
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 12 January 2006
- ISBN 9780198530695
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages352 pages
- Size 339x254x32 mm
- Weight 2131 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 16 pp colour plates, numerous halftones and tables 0
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Short description:
This beautifully-produced large format book catalogues the astrolabes in the National Maritime Museum collection, and includes accompanying essays written by world experts in their fields. Published in series with 'Globes at Greenwich' and 'Sundials at Greenwich', this prestigious catalogue will appeal to collectors of such scientific instruments as well as academic historians of science.
MoreLong description:
The astrolabe is one of the most intriguing of all early scientific instruments. Invented by the Greeks, the design and construction of the astrolabe remained largely unchanged for hundreds of years as it passed through the Arabic, Indian, Persian, and Medieval European cultures. The astrolabe was the starting-point for the design of many other types of calculating and observing instruments in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. With 53 astrolabes, the National
Maritime Museum at Greenwich houses one of the largest collections in the world. This number presents a fair balance between the Eastern (30) and the Western (23) instruments, with some exceptionally fine highlights in each group.
This beautifully-produced large format book catalogues the astrolabes in the National Maritime Museum collection, and includes accompanying essays written by world experts in their fields. Published in series with 'Globes at Greenwich' and 'Sundials at Greenwich', this prestigious catalogue will appeal to collectors of such scientific instruments as well as academic historians of science.
The catalogue has been beautifully presented, with the information clear and accessible
Table of Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgements
The Provenance of the Astrolabe Collection at the National Maritime Museum
The Construction and Use of the Astrolabe
The Literature of the Astrolabe to 1450
From Brass to Text: the European Astrolabe in Literature and Print
The Stars on the Astrolabe
Exploring the Retes of Astrolabes
Astrological Scales on the Greenwich Astrolabes
The Problem of Authenticity
Representations of Astrolabes in Western Art
Astrolabe-related Instruments at the National Maritime Museum
Catalogue of European Astrolabes
Catalogue of Eastern Astrolabes
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