Astrolabe

Description

Gordon of Straloch's astrolabe, probably dating from 1460, with Robertius Gordonius on rim

Museum reference

T.1947.27

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Astrolabe

Date

c. 1460

Materials

Brass

Associations

Previous owner: Gordon of Straloch

Exhibitions

• Mary Queen of Scots (28 Jun 2013 - 17 Nov 2013)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Macdonald, A. & Morrison-Low, A.D., A Heavenly Library: Treasures from the Royal Observatory's Crawford Collection. Edinburgh: Royal Observatory & NMS, 1994, p 25

Cumming, A.S., 'Gordon of Straloch's Astrolabe' in Scottish Geographical Magazine 42 (1926) pp 79-82

For Gordon's map-mapping contribution, see Royal Scottish Geographical Society, The Early Maps of Scotland to 1850. Edinburgh: 1973, pp 44-53, 138