Date |
ca. 1650 |
Maker |
Muḥammad Mahdī |
Place |
Persia |
Material |
Gilt brass |
Inventory no. |
50143 |
Acquisition |
Presented by Lewis Evans in
1924 |
There are 5 plates
with latitudes ranging from 22°0' to 45°0' .
Latitude 36°0'
Inscribed:
Transcription |
Translation |
Notes |
Type |
عرض لو |
Latitude 36° |
|
Latitude |
ساعاته يد كز |
Hours 14h 27m |
|
Hours of daylight |
المشرق |
East |
|
Direction |
المغرب |
West |
|
Direction |
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Latitude 30°0'
Inscribed:
Transcription |
Translation |
Notes |
Type |
لعرض ل |
For latitude 30° |
|
Latitude |
ساعاته يج نو |
Hours 13h 56m |
|
Hours of daylight |
المشرق |
East |
|
Direction |
المغرب |
West |
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Direction |
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Latitude 34°0'
Inscribed:
Transcription |
Translation |
Notes |
Type |
لعرض لد |
For latitude 34° |
|
Latitude |
ساعاته يديز |
Hours 14h 17m |
|
Hours of daylight |
المشرق |
East |
|
Direction |
المغرب |
West |
|
Direction |
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Latitude 32°0'
Inscribed:
Transcription |
Translation |
Notes |
Type |
لعرض لب |
For latitude 32° |
|
Latitude |
ساعاته يد ز |
Hours 14h 07m |
|
Hours of daylight |
المشرق |
East |
|
Direction |
المغرب |
West |
|
Direction |
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Latitude 33°0'
Inscribed:
Transcription |
Translation |
Notes |
Type |
لعرض لج |
For latitude 33° |
|
Latitude |
ساعاته يج يا |
Hours 14h 11m |
|
Hours of daylight |
المشرق |
East |
|
Direction |
المغرب |
West |
|
Direction |
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Latitude 25°0'
Inscribed:
Transcription |
Translation |
Notes |
Type |
لعرض كه |
For latitude 25° |
|
Latitude |
ساعاته يج لد |
Hours 13h 34m |
|
Hours of daylight |
المشرق |
East |
|
Direction |
المغرب |
West |
|
Direction |
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Latitude 38°0'
Inscribed:
Transcription |
Translation |
Notes |
Type |
لعرض لح |
For latitude 38° |
|
Latitude |
ساعاته يد مب |
Hours 14h 42m |
|
Hours of daylight |
المشرق |
East |
|
Direction |
المغرب |
West |
|
Direction |
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Latitude 45°0'
Inscribed:
Transcription |
Translation |
Notes |
Type |
لعرض مه |
For latitude 45° |
|
Latitude |
ساعاته يه كز |
Hours 15h 27m |
|
Hours of daylight |
المشرق |
East |
|
Direction |
المغرب |
West |
|
Direction |
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Latitude 22°0'
Inscribed:
Transcription |
Translation |
Notes |
Type |
لعرض كب |
For latitude 22° |
|
Latitude |
ساعاته يج كا |
Hours 13h 21m |
|
Hours of daylight |
المشرق |
East |
|
Direction |
المغرب |
West |
|
Direction |
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Latitude N/A
This
plate
contains a table of
horizons.
This plate contains 2 scales of the following type(s):
Declination Table of Horizons
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