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An electrotype reproduction (probably 19th-Century) of a late 16th-Century astrolabe,
stamped CHRISTOPHORVS SCHISSLER GEOMETRICVS AC ASTRONOMICVS ARTI: AVGVSTA VIN: Ao 1597, the throne with stylised putti and suspension point, the mater decorated with the zodiac, a shadow square and other astronomical information -- 7in. (19.7cm.) dia.
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stamped CHRISTOPHORVS SCHISSLER GEOMETRICVS AC ASTRONOMICVS ARTI: AVGVSTA VIN: Ao 1597, the throne with stylised putti and suspension point, the mater decorated with the zodiac, a shadow square and other astronomical information -- 7in. (19.7cm.) dia.
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