Astrolabe Catalogue

 
astrolabe, inventory number 54545 from Persia (?), 20th century
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Date20th century
PlacePersia (?)
MaterialBrass
Inventory no.54545
AcquisitionPresented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957

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Throne, Ring and Shackle

The throne is of the indo-persian type made of brass attached with integrated base made of brass and other type shackle made of brass . More information

Mater

The mater and limb are of one-piece construction. This limb is extremely narrow and was probably not meant to contain a scale.. Scales on the limb: degree scale. More information

Back

The back contains 7 scales of the following types: Altitude; Sine/Cosine; Declination; Azimuth of Qibla; Altitude of noon sun; Shadow square; Triplicities. More information

Rete, Pin & Wedge

The rete contains 0 stars.
The rete is attached using a pin & wedge. The head of the pin is decorated with radial lines. The horse is simple.. More information

Rules & Alidades

Type Details
AlidadeDouble-ended. This rule contains a number of scales, though they are rarely intelligible. .
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