Astrolabe Catalogue

Shadow square

Type: Shadow square
Style: Tangent/Cotangent
Geometry: Box
Unit of measurement: Fingers
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 12
Numbered: Not numbered
Repeats: 4 times
Divided every: 2 (Fingers)
then every: 1 (Fingers)
Notes: This shadow square is incomplete and unusual in that it is in the upper two quadrants of the back of the instrument. Further, the numbers normally engraved on a shadow square are scratched into the lower quadrants, where the shadow square is typically found

Scale located on: Tympan, Womb or Back .

Location(s) detail:

Upper half: The upper two quadrants of the back of the instrument (Upper half)
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