Date |
17th century |
Place |
India |
Material |
Brass |
Inventory no. |
33411 |
Acquisition |
Presented by A.E. Gunther in
1986 |
The rete is of the foliate (single knob) type. The
zodiac on the rete is labelled: الحمل , الثور , الجوزا ,
السرطان , الاسد , السنبله , الميزان , العقرب , القوس , الجدي
, الدلو , الحوت
Scales
Range & Units |
Numbered |
Geometry |
Location |
Ecliptic |
0 - 30 Degrees of ecliptic |
Every 6 |
Ecliptic |
ecliptic |
Stars
There are 46 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 |
ذنب القيطس س |
Deneb Kaitos Shemali |
pointer damaged |
-13° |
foliate |
جناح الفرس |
Mirach |
7.0° of Aries |
39° |
foliate |
جناح الفرس |
Mirach |
7.0° of Aries |
39° |
foliate |
ذنب القيطس ج |
Deneb Kaitos |
8.0° of Aries |
-21° |
foliate |
بطن الحوت |
Mirach |
13.0° of Aries |
33° |
foliate |
فم القيطس |
|
9.0° of Taurus |
2° |
foliate |
صدر القيطس |
|
10.0° of Taurus |
-15° |
foliate |
كف الجدماء |
Kaffaljidhm |
14.0° of Taurus |
2° |
foliate |
مرفق |
Mirfak |
20.0° of Taurus |
49° |
foliate |
مساف النهر |
Zaurac |
28.0° of Taurus |
-15° |
foliate |
عين الثور |
Aldebaran |
6.0° of Gemini |
16° |
foliate |
عيوق |
Capella |
15.0° of Gemini |
47° |
foliate |
رجل الجوزايسراه |
Rigel |
17.0° of Gemini |
-9° |
foliate |
يد الجوزا يسرا |
Bellatrix |
18.0° of Gemini |
5° |
foliate |
رجل الجوزا يمنى |
Saiph |
24.0° of Gemini |
-10° |
foliate |
يد الجوزا يمني |
Betelgeuse |
24.0° of Gemini |
7° |
foliate |
شعرا يمانيه |
Sirius |
7.0° of Cancer |
-18° |
foliate |
شعرا شامي |
Procyon |
19.0° of Cancer |
6° |
foliate |
طرفه السفينه |
Rho Pup |
26.0° of Cancer |
-23° |
foliate |
منخر الشجاع |
|
28.0° of Cancer |
4° |
foliate |
فرد الشجاع |
Alphard |
16.0° of Leo |
-8° |
foliate |
قلب الاسد |
Regulus |
22.0° of Leo |
16° |
foliate |
قاعدة الباطيه |
Alkes |
9.0° of Virgo |
-17° |
foliate |
جناح الغراب |
Gienah |
29.0° of Virgo |
-16° |
foliate |
سماك اعزل |
Spica |
18.0° of Libra |
-10° |
foliate |
عناق |
|
20.0° of Libra |
56° |
foliate |
سماك رامح |
Arcturus |
2.0° of Scorpio |
20° |
foliate |
نير فكه |
Alphecca |
23.0° of Scorpio |
28° |
foliate |
عنق الحيه |
Unukalhai |
24.0° of Scorpio |
8° |
foliate |
قلب العقرب |
Antares |
4.0° of Sagittarius |
-25° |
foliate |
ركبته الحوا |
|
8.0° of Sagittarius |
-9° |
foliate |
راس الجاثي |
Rasalgethi |
16.0° of Sagittarius |
14° |
foliate |
راس الحوا |
Rasalhague |
22.0° of Sagittarius |
13° |
foliate |
راس تبن |
Rastaban |
22.0° of Sagittarius |
52° |
foliate |
يد اليمنى |
|
26.0° of Sagittarius |
-11° |
foliate |
نسر واقع |
Vega |
6.0° of Capricorn |
38° |
foliate |
قران الجدى الثاني |
|
13.0° of Capricorn |
-9° |
foliate |
منقار الدجاجه |
Albireo |
18.0° of Capricorn |
27° |
foliate |
نسر طاير |
Altair |
22.0° of Capricorn |
8° |
foliate |
ذنب الدلفين |
Deneb Dulfim |
2.0° of Aquarius |
9° |
foliate |
ذنب الدجاجه |
Deneb |
6.0° of Aquarius |
45° |
foliate |
ذنب الجدي |
Deneb Algiedi |
19.0° of Aquarius |
-17° |
foliate |
فم الفرس |
Enif |
20.0° of Aquarius |
9° |
foliate |
ساق سكب الما ح |
Skat |
8.0° of Pisces |
-18° |
foliate |
كف الخضيب |
Caph |
26.0° of Pisces |
57° |
foliate |
سرة الفرس |
Alpheratz |
28.0° of Pisces |
27° |
foliate |
Horse Image:
Horse Image:
Pin & Horse
The rete is attached using a pin
& horse.