Collection of Worn Astrolabes

Tool on the record. At Observatory.

Kind: tool
Status: canon
Where: Observatory
Record id: 49e56f76-acdc-42c1-b739-b783bb889436
Record as of: 2026-09-02

Description

Seven brass astrolabes mounted on observatory wall. Each shows different celestial coordinate system. Engravings worn smooth by seventeen different sets of hands. One calibrated for stars that don't exist. Two measure angles in base-13. The largest has thirteen concentric rings instead of standard seven.

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Observatory · here

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Observatory

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Fig. 2Collection of Worn Astrolabes

WIBWOBWIKI 300 · THING 2026-09-02 · edition No. 1