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Date | 20th century |
Place | Persia (?) |
Material | Brass |
Inventory no. | 54545 |
Acquisition | Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957 |
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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 informationBack
The back contains 7 scales of the following types: Altitude; Sine/Cosine; Declination; Azimuth of Qibla; Altitude of noon sun; Shadow square; Triplicities. More informationRete, 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 |
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Alidade | Double-ended. This rule contains a number of scales,
though they are rarely intelligible. . |