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Astronomical Compendium
Signed by Ulrich Schniep
Dated 1566; Munich
Gilt and silvered brass; 43 mm in diameter

The maker Ulrich Schniep was based in Munich but, although made in Germany, almost all the inscriptions on this instrument are in Italian and it was presumably specially commissioned.

The compendium includes a nocturnal, a lunar volvelle, a universal equinoctial sundial, a compass and wind rose, and a table of latitudes. It is similar in design to other compendia by Schniep (Epact 84214)

Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
Inventory number 48219

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