Astrolabe Glossary and Notes
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Mudir
Mudir
(مدير)
is the Arabic term for the
knob
or button often found on retes of Islamic astrolabes. As many as four small knobs decorate the retes, are often made of silver and serve both a decorative and a practical purpose.
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