Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Small image of astrolabe rete separated from astrolabe. Click to enlarge.
Date 1081/2
Maker Muḥammad ibn Sa‘īd as-Ṣabbān
Place Guadalajara
Material Brass
Inventory no. 52473
Acquisition Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957
The rete is of the indicator-line (simple) type. This rete has four rotational knobs. It is oddly assymmetrical.The zodiac on the rete is labelled: حمل , ثور , جوزا , سرطان , اسد , سنبله , ميزان , عقرب , قوس , جدي , دلو , حوت

Scales


Type Range & Units Numbered Geometry Location
Ecliptic 0 - 30 Degrees of ecliptic   Ecliptic ecliptic
Faces 0° Aries - 30° Pisces Zodiacal divisions, equal or unequal Not numbered  Ecliptic ecliptic

Stars

There are 0 stars on the rete marked with flamant pointers. Unless otherwise indicated the star name, mediation and declination are as marked/measured on the rete.
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Star name
(on instrument)
Modern star
(if known)
Mediation Declination Pointer

Horse Image:

astrolabe part (photo)

Pin & Wedge

The rete is attached using a pin & wedge. The head of the pin is decorated with radial lines. The wedge is the common L-shaped wedge..
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