Astrolabe Catalogue

Throne, Ring and Shackle

The throne is of the indo-persian, engraved type made of brass attached with integrated base made of brass and has a simple, round cross-section ring made of brass and omega type shackle made of brass . More information

Mater

The mater and limb are of one-piece construction. The tab that prevents the plates from rotating is integrated into the bottom of the limb. Scales on the limb: degree scale. More information

Back

The back contains 16 scales of the following types: Altitude; Declination; Azimuth of Qibla; Sine/Cosine; Cotangent; Terms; Zodiacal signs; Faces; Lunar Mansions; Shadow square; Triplicities. More information

Rete, Pin & Horse

The rete contains 28 stars. The zodiac on the rete is labelled: حمل , ثور , جوزا , سرطان , اسد , سنبل , ميزان , عقرب , قوس , جدي , دلو , حوت.

The rete contains 1 scale of the following type: Ecliptic.
The rete is attached using a pin & horse. More information

Plates

There are 4 plates with latitudes ranging from 22°0' to 38°0' . More information

Rules & Alidades

Type	Details
Alidade	Double-ended.

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