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On 29 Jun 2006 at 10:49, George Huxtable wrote:
> This may not help much, I'm afraid, but many years ago I bought a
> plastic astrolabe about 6 inches diameter, quite cheaply. This has all the
> features of the brass instrument, and was more usable and precise than many
> of those, with stars printed on a transparent plastic disc (unavailable to
> the ancients). It came in a wallet with a little booklet "The Astrolabe" by
> its designer, Harold N Saunders, who was then (1971) at St Merryn, Stratton
> Road, Bude Cornwall EX23 8AG. That was quite a long time ago now, and it
> seems that his astrolabe is no longer sold
James E. Morrison sells inexpensive laminated astrolabes, customized to
your latitude, along with a booklet explaining the device. I have one and
have found it very useful for understanding the uses of an astrolabe. His
website also offers a lot of useful information as well as an electronic
version of an astrolabe. You can find it at:
http://www.astrolabes.org/
Ken Muldrew.
