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In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, a rare 16th-century scientific
artifact that has been missing from a Swedish museum for a decade, on display,
in London. A rare 16th-century scientific artifact used in astronomical
measurements that has been missing from a Swedish museum for a decade has been
recovered and will be returned this week, the London-based Art Loss Register
says. The 1590 brass-and-silver astrolabe, worth around half a million euros
(Canadian) $750,000), turned up when an Italian collector discovered the piece
was listed as missing and came forward to return it, Register Director Chris
Marinello said. Bengt Kylsberg of Skokloster Castle, north of Stockholm, said
Tuesday. Aug. 20, 2013, he is glad to get the piece back and will put it on...

In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, a rare 16th-century scientific artifact that has been missing from a Swedish museum for a decade, on display, in London. A rare 16th-century scientific artifact used in astronomical measurements that has been missing from a Swedish museum for a decade has been recovered and will be returned this week, the London-based Art Loss Register says. The 1590 brass-and-silver astrolabe, worth around half a million euros (Canadian) $750,000), turned up when an Italian collector discovered the piece was listed as missing and came forward to return it, Register Director Chris Marinello said. Bengt Kylsberg of Skokloster Castle, north of Stockholm, said Tuesday. Aug. 20, 2013, he is glad to get the piece back and will put it on...
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artifact.jpg
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In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, a rare 16th-century scientific artifact that has been missing from a Swedish museum for a decade, on display, in London. A rare 16th-century scientific artifact used in astronomical measurements that has been missing from a Swedish museum for a decade has been recovered and will be returned this week, the London-based Art Loss Register says. The 1590 brass-and-silver astrolabe, worth around half a million euros (Canadian) $750,000), turned up when an Italian collector discovered the piece was listed as missing and came forward to return it, Register Director Chris Marinello said. Bengt Kylsberg of Skokloster Castle, north of Stockholm, said Tuesday. Aug. 20, 2013, he is glad to get the piece back and will put it on public display immediately. (AP Photo/Art Loss Register)
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