Astrolabe Catalogue

Shadow square

Type: Shadow square
Style: Tangent/Cotangent
Geometry: Box
Unit of measurement: Feet
(Numbering) starts at: 1
(Numbering) ends at: 4
Numbered: every 1
Repeats: 2 times
Divided every: 1 (Feet)
Notes: The entire scale is unusually numbered. The right-hand vertical scale, in particular, has been misnumbered from 4 to 2 rather than from 2 to 4

Scale located on: Tympan, Womb or Back .

Location(s) detail:

a: Left hand vertical 'face' of the shadow square (in LL) (a)
d: Right hand vertical face of the shadow square (in LR) (d)

Inscription(s):

Type: Scale label
Content: مكوس
Translation: Inverted
Language: Arabic
Script: Kufic
Notes:
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