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Astrolabe
Signed by
Gillis Coignet
circa 1575;
Antwerp
Gilt brass; 182 mm in diameter
This
Flemish
astrolabe
is not dated, but other instruments by the same maker and the
Julian calendar
used on the back suggest it was made in about 1575.
British Museum, London
Registration no. MLA 1895,7-23.61
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