Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date ca. 1660
Maker Muḥammad Mahdī
Place Persia
Material Brass
Inventory no. 45581
Acquisition Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957
There are 5 plates with latitudes ranging from 22°0' to 45°0' .

Latitude 45°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
لعرض مه For latitude 45° Latitude
ساعسته يه كز Hours 15h 27m Hours of daylight
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
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Latitude 33°0'

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Latitude 34°0'

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Latitude 22°0'

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Latitude 24°0'

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Latitude 30°0'

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Latitude N/A

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Latitude N/A

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Latitude N/A

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Latitude N/A

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