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

Scale located on: Tympan, Womb or Back .

Location(s) detail:

b: Left hand bottom face of the shadow square (in LL) (b)
c: Right hand bottom face of the shadow square (in LR) (c)

Inscription(s):

Type: Scale label
Content: مبسوط
Translation: Level
Language: Arabic
Script: Kufic
Notes:
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