The astrolabe - or astronomical computer - is possibly the largest in existence and has never been exhibited before. A spectacular brass astrolabe - or a hand-held astronomical computer - from the 17th Century, once part of the royal collection of Jaipur city in western India, will go under the hammer at Sotheby's in London on 29 April. The object is "perhaps the l... [3392 chars]
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