Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Image of the tympan or plate - click for larger version
Tympan 6a
Western style table of horizons..

Inscriptions

Transcription Translation Type
المشرق East Cardinal point
المغرب West Cardinal point
الشمال North Cardinal point
الجنوب South Cardinal point
دايره سموت موافق افق عرض عب (؟ Circle of the heavens which corresponds with the horizon with the width ʿ-b (?) Line label
دايره سموت موافق ميل اعظم كه سول (؟) است Circle of the heavens which corresponds with the greatest inclination which is s-w-l (?) Line label
دواير سموت اين (؟) صفيحه افاق بلدان مختلفه مي تواند بود The circle of the horizon of this plate can be the horizons of the different regions (?) Line label

Scales


Type Range & Units Numbered Geometry Location
Table of Horizons 6 - 90 Degrees of latitude Every 6 degrees n/a n/a
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