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So-called Chaucer Astrolabe dated 1326, similar to the one Chaucer describes, British Museum

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Chaucer Astrolabe  wikidata:Q60659456 reasonator:Q60659456
Title
Chaucer Astrolabe
title QS:P1476,en:"Chaucer Astrolabe"
label QS:Len,"Chaucer Astrolabe"
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Object type astrolabe Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Astrolabe, the oldest dated in Europe.
Date 1326
date QS:P571,+1326-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium brass
medium QS:P186,Q39782
Dimensions height: 13.2 cm (5.1 in); width: 1 cm (0.3 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,13.2U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,1U174728
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Department of Prehistory and Europe, Room 40
Accession number
M&ME 1909,0617,1
Place of creation England
Credit line 1909: purchased from van Duren
References British Museum: online database: entry 54862
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English: So-called Chaucer Astrolabe dated 1326, similar to the one Chaucer describes, British Museum Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
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Marie-Lan Nguyen

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