The Horology Museum

The Catalogue

Individual clocks, watches, instruments and movements, each with photographs, maker, date, materials and the institution or archive that documents it. Every record links back to its source; images are credited and their rights status is tracked for review.

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Plane astrolabe, Islamic world, 10th century

Instruments · 10th century

Plane astrolabe, Islamic world, 10th century

Museo Galileo, Florence

Plane astrolabe by Muhammad 'Ibn Abi'l Qasim 'Ibn Bakran, Islamic world, 1102–1103

Instruments · 1102–1103

Plane astrolabe by Muhammad 'Ibn Abi'l Qasim 'Ibn Bakran, Islamic world, 1102–1103

Museo Galileo, Florence

Islamic astrolabe, Spain, 1200–1299

Instruments · 1200–1299

Islamic astrolabe, Spain, 1200–1299

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Plane astrolabe, 13th century

Instruments · 13th century

Plane astrolabe, 13th century

Museo Galileo, Florence

Islamic astrolabe, Seville, 1236–1237

Instruments · 1236–1237

Islamic astrolabe, Seville, 1236–1237

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Islamic astrolabe, Spain, 1240–1241

Instruments · 1240–1241

Islamic astrolabe, Spain, 1240–1241

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Islamic astrolabe, North Africa, 1300–1500

Instruments · 1300–1500

Islamic astrolabe, North Africa, 1300–1500

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Plane astrolabe, Islamic world, 14th century (?)

Instruments · 14th century (?)

Plane astrolabe, Islamic world, 14th century (?)

Museo Galileo, Florence

Astrolabe, England, c. 1350

Instruments · c. 1350

Astrolabe, England, c. 1350

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

A 'Fusoris-type' astrolabe

Instruments · 1385–1436

A 'Fusoris-type' astrolabe

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Islamic astrolabe, Kerman, 1388–1389

Instruments · 1388–1389

Islamic astrolabe, Kerman, 1388–1389

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Sir John Findlay's 'Fusoris-type' astrolabe

Instruments · c. 1400

Sir John Findlay's 'Fusoris-type' astrolabe

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Islamic astrolabe, Iran, 1433–1434

Instruments · 1433–1434

Islamic astrolabe, Iran, 1433–1434

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Islamic astrolabe, Iran, 1433–1434

Instruments · 1433–1434

Islamic astrolabe, Iran, 1433–1434

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Plane astrolabe attributed to Hans Dorn, Germany, 1483

Instruments · 1483

Plane astrolabe attributed to Hans Dorn, Germany, 1483

Museo Galileo, Florence

Astrolabe, 1500–1600

Instruments · 1500–1600

Astrolabe, 1500–1600

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Plane astrolabe, 16th century

Instruments · 16th century

Plane astrolabe, 16th century

Museo Galileo, Florence

Plane astrolabe, Germany, 16th century

Instruments · 16th century

Plane astrolabe, Germany, 16th century

Museo Galileo, Florence

Surveyor's cross

Instruments · 1520–1620

Surveyor's cross

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Astrolabe: Western

Instruments · 1532

Astrolabe: Western

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Plane astrolabe (open) by Georg Hartmann, Germany, 1545

Instruments · 1545

Plane astrolabe (open) by Georg Hartmann, Germany, 1545

Museo Galileo, Florence

Astrolabe-Quadrant: Universal Horizon/Azimuth

Instruments · c. 1550

Astrolabe-Quadrant: Universal Horizon/Azimuth

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Astrolabe: Western

Instruments · 1550–1650

Astrolabe: Western

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Plane astrolabe by Christoph Schissler, Germany, 1560

Instruments · 1560

Plane astrolabe by Christoph Schissler, Germany, 1560

Museo Galileo, Florence