Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 1643/4 (A.H. 1053)
Maker Muḥammad Muqīm
Place Lahore
Material Brass
Inventory no. 43704
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
There are 5 plates with latitudes ranging from 22°0' to 66°0' .

Latitude 22°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
لعرض كب For latitude 22°. Latitude
ساعسته يج كا Hours 13h21m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 25°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
لعرض كه For latitude 25°. Latitude
ساعسته يج كه Hours 13h25m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 23°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
لعرض كج For latitude 23°. Latitude
ساعسته يج كد Hours 13h24m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude N/A

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A composite tympan for the latitudes 35°, 72° and 90°.. Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
لاعرض له For the latitude 35°. Latitude
العرض عب The latitude 72°. Latitude
عرض تسعين Latitude ninety. Latitude
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Latitude 27°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
العرض كز The latitude 27°. Latitude
ساعسته يج مو Hours 13h46m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 35°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
العرض لب The latitude 32°. Latitude
ساعاته يد ح Hours 14h08m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 36°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
العرض لو The latitude 36°. Latitude
ساعاته يد لب Hours 14h432m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 40°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
العرض م The latitude 40°. Latitude
ساعاته يد نب Hours 14h52m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 66°0'

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Latitude N/A

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Tablet of horizons.. This plate contains 1 scales of the following type(s): Table of Horizons More information
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