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"Alien Orreries" - 16/02/2019 Oxford Trip

I decided to base my wheel designs on historical scientific instruments.  So it was off to Oxford for a research trip to the Museum of the History of Science (which may well be my favourite museum now).

Persian Astrolabes

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Gothic Astrolabes

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Astronomical Rings & Armillary Spheres

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Other Astronomical & Astrological Devices

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Compasses & Sundials

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Drawing Set

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Mood Boards

It was the astrolabes that caught my imagination and this mood board contains some of the designs/details I thought could be useful (images courtesy of the museum's wonderful online catalogue).
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It was this spherical astrolabe that really caught my attention.  It's the only complete one in existence, and is just beautiful.
Quite different from the monotone brass of most astrolabes, this has a lovely dark brown patina contrasting with a bright white metal.  The pointers are elegant but simple and the engravings are not overly ornate.
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