SPANISH ARMADA-ERA ASTROLABE RETURNS TO SCILLY AFTER MYSTERIOUS GLOBAL JOURNEY
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✍️ The Pednathise Head astrolabe, a 16th-century navigational instrument, has been rediscovered and returned to the Isles of Scilly in the UK after a journey across the Atlantic.
👉 The Pednathise Head astrolabe is a 16th-century navigational instrument 👉 It was originally found in the wreck of a Spanish ship off the coast of Scilly 👉 It was later sold and misidentified as another astrolabe 👉 It passed through private collections in Australia and the US 👉 It was rediscovered by a US expert 👉 It will be displayed at the Isles of Scilly Museum
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