Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 1481/2
Maker Muḥammad Ṣaffār
Place Persia
Material Brass
Inventory no. 39063
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
There are 4 plates with latitudes ranging from 21°0' to 36°0' .

Latitude 21°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض كا Latitude 21° Latitude
ساعاته يد يح Hours 14h18m Hours of daylight
عرض مكه عمر الله Latitude of Mecca, God make it prosper. Latitude
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude N/A

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Composite plate for 18° and 72°.. Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض يح Latitude 18° Latitude
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
[around the 72° projection] [ pending ]. None
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Latitude 30°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض ل Latitude 30° Latitude
ساعسته يج نح Hours 13h58m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 32°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض لب Latitude 32° Latitude
ساعاته يد ح Hours 14h08m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 36°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض لو Latitude 36° Latitude
ساعاته يد ل Hours 14h30m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude N/A

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Composite plate for 34° and 38°.. Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض لد Latitude 34° Latitude
عرض لح Latitude 38° Latitude
ساعاته يد يط Hours 14h19m Hours of daylight
ساعاته يد مب Hours 14h42m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude N/A

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Composite plate for 24° and 66°.. Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض كد Latitude 24° This latitude is uncertain, as the engraving is illegible at the end.. Latitude
عرض سو Latitude 66° Latitude
ساعسته يج لا Hours 13h31m The first part of this engraving is illegible.. Hours of daylight
[along rim] [ pending ]. None
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude N/A

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Table of horizons.. This plate contains 2 scales of the following type(s): Sine/Cosine Table of Horizons Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
[various lines] [ pending ]. None
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