Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Front of astrolabe without rete or plates. Click to enlarge
Date 1647/8 (A.H. 1057)
Maker Ibn Muḥibb Ḥaqiqa
Place India (?)
Material Brass
Inventory no. 52066
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924

Throne

The throne is of the indo-persian, broad type . The throne is attached with a integrated base.

Ring

The ring is of the simple, round cross-section type (i.e. simple plain ring made from a round rod or piece of metal).

Shackle

Shackle of the omega type (i.e. Ω-shaped shackle). .

Mater

The mater and limb are of two pieces, soldered construction. . Scales on the limb:
Type Range & Units Numbered Geometry Location
Degree 0 - 360 Degrees Every 5 degrees Circular, concentric outer

Womb


The gazetteer is divided into two sections. The womb contains a gazetteer with coordinates for 34 cities:
City
(on instrument)
Translation
(when known)
Longitude Latitude Inhiraf Jihat
مكه Mecca 77°20 21°40 00 00
مصر Misr 63°20 30°20 18°38 SHJ
صنعا Sana’a 77°0 14°30 01°15 SHSH
لحسا Lahsa 83°30 24°00 69°30 GHJ
بيت المقدس Bait al-Maqdis 66°30 31°50 45°16 SHJ
دمشق Dimashq 70°00 33°15 30°31 SHJ
حلب Halab 72°10 35°50 18°29 SHJ
موصل Mosul 77°00 34°30 07°12 GHJ
نخجوان Nakhijewan 81°15 38°40 12°15 GHJ
مراغه Maragheh 82°00 37°20 16°17 GHJ
تبريز Tabriz 82°00 38°00 15°40
اردبيل Ardabil 82°30 38°00 17°33 GHJ
س مراى Samira 79°00 34°00 7°56 GHJ
كوفه Kufa 79°30 31°30 12°31 GHJ
بغداد Baghdad 80°00 33°25 12°45 GHJ
بصره Basr 84°00 30°00 37°19 GHJ
شوشتر Shushtar 84°30 31°30 36°24 GHJ
شيراز Shiraz 88°00 29°36 33°38 GHJ
يزد Yazd 89°00 32°00 48°28 GHJ
قزوين Qazvin 85°00 36°00 27°34 GHJ
اصفهان Isfahan 86°40 32°25 40°18 GHJ
كشان Kashan 86°00 34°00 34°31 GHJ
مدينه Medina 75°20 24°00 35°20 SHJ
شروان Shirwan 91°30 36°00 44°13 GHJ
نيشابور Nishapur 92°30 36°21 46°25 GHJ
طوس Ṭus 92°30 37°00 45°06 GHJ
مرو Marw 97°00 37°40 12°30 GHJ
كابل Kabul 104°40 34°24 69°35 GHJ
اكرة 104°00 27°18 91°00 GHJ
بدخشان Badakhshan 104°24 37°20 64°19 GHJ
بخارا Bukhara 97°30 39°50 49°37 GHJ
سمرقند Samarqand 99°16 39°37 14°14 GHJ
قنداهر Qandahar 107°40 33°00 75°00 GHJ
ملتان Multan 107°35 29°40 80°48 GHJ
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