Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date ca. 1710
Maker Muḥammad Ṭāhir
Place Iṣfahān
Material Brass
Inventory no. 46836
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
There are 4 plates with latitudes ranging from 25°0' to 38°0' .

Latitude 28°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
لعرض كح For latitude 28° Latitude
ساعسته يج مز Hours 13h 47m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 27°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
لعرض كز For latitude 27° Latitude
ساعسته يج مب Hours 13h 42m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 25°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
لعرض كه For latitude 25° Latitude
ساعسته يج لد Hours 13h 34m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 38°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
لعرض لح For latitude 38° Latitude
ساعاته يد لط Hours 14h 39m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 34°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
لعرض لد For latitude 34° Latitude
ساعاته يد يو Hours 14h 16m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 33°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
لعرض لج For latitude 33° Latitude
ساعاته يد يب Hours 14h 12m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 35°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
لعرض له For latitude 35° Latitude
ساعاته يد كب Hours 14h 22m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude N/A

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This side bears a table of horizons. This plate contains 2 scales of the following type(s): Table of Horizons Declination More information
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