Pretelescopic astronomy
Astrolabe
Inv. 1094
Gualterus Arsenius [attr.], Flemish, ca. 1570
Astrolabe
Inv. 1097
Johann Richter (Praetorius), Altdorf, 1591
Astrolabe
Inv. 1098
Gerard Mercator [attr.], Duisburg, ca. 1570
Astrolabe
Inv. 1103
Gualterus Arsenius, Louvain, 1572
Astrolabe
Inv. 3361
Egnazio Danti or Giovanni Battista Giusti [attr.], Florence, 16th cent.
Astrolabe
Inv. 1100
Maker unknown, English?, late 16th cent.
Astrological disk
Inv. 2505
Maker unknown, 17th cent.
Fragments of paper astrolabes
Inv. 1289bis
Maker unknown, Florence?, 17th cent.
Jacob's staff
Inv. 3167
Christoph Schissler [attr.], German, late 16th cent.
Jacob's staff
Inv. 3167
Christoph Schissler [attr.], German, late 16th cent.
Octant
Inv. 120
Maker unknown, Italian?, 16th cent.
Plane astrolabe
Inv. 1096
Hans Dorn [attr.], German, 1483
Plane astrolabe
Inv. 1285
Maker unknown, Italian, 1568
Plane astrolabe
Inv. 1105
Muhammad 'Ibn Abi'l Qasim 'Ibn Bakran, Arab, 1102-1103
Plane astrolabe
Inv. 1289
Vincenzo Viviani [attr.], Italian, 1645
Plane astrolabe
Inv. 1282
Maker unknown, German, 16th cent.
Plane astrolabe
Inv. 1106
Maker unknown, German?, 16th cent.
Plane astrolabe
Inv. 1107
Maker unknown, French?, 13th cent.
Plane astrolabe
Inv. 1114
Christoph Schissler, Augsburg, 1560
Plane astrolabe (open)
Inv. 1111
Georg Hartmann, Nuremberg, 1545