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
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.
Click on the star name or modern star name to search for
other astrolabes with the same star.
Star name
(on instrument) |
Modern star
(if known) |
Mediation |
Declination |
Pointer |
Horse Image:
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..