Astrolabe H32 50.5 Degrees Ship Plans Part of the recycled leather

Part of the recycled leather travel collection

King Charles took a considerable interest in the Navy and it was his shortage of money to support it that led him to extend the levying of Ship Money to the inland towns

after a 2016 restoration

Breverton's Nautical Curiosities is about ships

Astrolabe H32 50.5 Degrees Ship Plans Part of the recycled leatherPerfected by Arabic and Persian astronomers, by the end of the seventeenth century the Astrolabe was the most used instrument in the history of Astronomy. One of the basic tools for astronomy education, the astrolabe can be used to tell the time, during the day or the night and to find the time and length of both sunrise and sunset. It can also be used to identify celestial objects in the night sky in order to determine latitude. Still in use today,