Scales
| Type | Range & Units | Numbered | Geometry | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiacal signs | N/A Zodiacal divisions, equal or unequal | Every 6 | Ecliptic | ecliptic |
| Date | 1789/90 (A.H. 1204) |
| Maker | Sayyid ’Abd al-Baqi |
| Place | Persia (?) |
| Material | Brass |
| Inventory no. | 50059 |
| Acquisition | Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957 |
Stars
There are 38 stars on the rete marked with foliate pointers. Unless otherwise indicated the star name, mediation and declination are as marked/measured on the rete.Click on the star name or modern star name to search for other astrolabes with the same star.
| Star name (on instrument) |
Modern star (if known) |
Mediation | Declination | Pointer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| دنب القطس | Deneb Kaitos | 7.0° of Aries | -19° | foliate |
| غول | Algol | 3.0° of Taurus | 39° | foliate |
| قطس ?? | 7.0° of Taurus | 1° | foliate | |
| صدر القطس | 8.0° of Taurus | -16° | foliate | |
| كف الجدما | Menkar | 9.0° of Taurus | 2° | foliate |
| 24.0° of Taurus | -14° | foliate | ||
| دبران | Aldebaran | 6.0° of Gemini | 15° | foliate |
| عيوق | Capella | 10.0° of Gemini | 44° | foliate |
| رجل يسرى | Rigel | 14.0° of Gemini | -11° | foliate |
| 19.0° of Gemini | 6° | foliate | ||
| رجل اليمنى | 24.0° of Gemini | -7° | foliate | |
| يد اليمنى | Betelgeuse | 25.0° of Gemini | 5° | foliate |
| شعراى | Sirius | 6.0° of Cancer | -16° | foliate |
| شعراى شامي | Procyon | 20.0° of Cancer | 4° | foliate |
| طرف السفينه | 25.0° of Cancer | -20° | foliate | |
| فرد الشجاعه | Alphard | 18.0° of Leo | -16° | foliate |
| قاعدة الباطيه | 7.0° of Virgo | -15° | foliate | |
| جناح الغرابه | 28.0° of Virgo | -14° | foliate | |
| 9.0° of Libra | 56° | foliate | ||
| سمك اعزل | Spica | 10.0° of Libra | -9° | foliate |
| سماك رامح | Arcturus | 26.0° of Libra | 23° | foliate |
| فكه | Alphecca | 21.0° of Scorpio | 27° | foliate |
| عنق حيه | Unukalhai | 22.0° of Scorpio | 6° | foliate |
| راس جاثيه | Rasalgethi | 17.0° of Sagittarius | 16° | foliate |
| عين ثوريه | Aldebaran | 18.0° of Sagittarius | 50° | foliate |
| راس حواه | Rasalhague | 20.0° of Sagittarius | 11° | foliate |
| واقع | Vega | 10.0° of Capricorn | 39° | foliate |
| منقار دجاجه | Albireo | 22.0° of Capricorn | 24° | foliate |
| طاير | Altair | 22.0° of Capricorn | 8° | foliate |
| دنب دلفن | Deneb Dulfim | 3.0° of Aquarius | 8° | foliate |
| دنب دجاجهن | Deneb | 12.0° of Aquarius | 49° | foliate |
| ذنب الجدي | Deneb Algiedi | 21.0° of Aquarius | -16° | foliate |
| فم فرس | Enif | 24.0° of Aquarius | 10° | foliate |
| ساق ساكب المء | Skat | 9.0° of Pisces | -19° | foliate |
| مكب فرس | Scheat | 12.0° of Pisces | 24° | foliate |
| 14.0° of Pisces | 29° | foliate | ||
| بطن | 24.0° of Pisces | 24° | foliate |