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 ![Astrolabe Rete](/sites/g/files/omnuum6316/files/chsi/files/rete.jpg)

 

**Parts of the Astrolabe:  
The Rete**  
  
The rete of the astrolabe, removed in order to better show the star points and celestial circles. The center hole enables the rete to rotate around a bolt, thereby mimicking the rotation of the stars around the North Pole.  
  
 **Inv Number: [DW0594](https://qrgo.page.link/h2K6m)  
Date: second half of 16th century?  
Maker: French  
  
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