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cosmolabe|ˈkɒzməʊleɪb|
[a. F. cosmolabe: cf. cosmo- and astrolabe.]
An ancient instrument resembling the astrolabe.
1574Eden Taisnier's Navig. Ded. (in Arb. p. xlvii/1), Of this instrument reade the Cosmolabe of Besson [L'Usage et Pratique du Cosmolabe 1567]. 1727–51Chambers Cycl., Cosmolabe, an antient mathematical instrument, serving to measure distances, both in the heavens, and on earth. |