Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Small image of astrolabe rete separated from astrolabe. Click to enlarge.
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


Type 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 foliate
صدر القيطس 10.0° of Taurus -15° foliate
كف الجدماء Kaffaljidhm 14.0° of Taurus 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 foliate
رجل الجوزا يمنى Saiph 24.0° of Gemini -10° foliate
يد الجوزا يمني Betelgeuse 24.0° of Gemini foliate
شعرا يمانيه Sirius 7.0° of Cancer -18° foliate
شعرا شامي Procyon 19.0° of Cancer foliate
طرفه السفينه Rho Pup 26.0° of Cancer -23° foliate
منخر الشجاع 28.0° of Cancer 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 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 foliate
ذنب الدلفين Deneb Dulfim 2.0° of Aquarius 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 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:

astrolabe part (photo)

Horse Image:

astrolabe part (photo)

Pin & Horse

The rete is attached using a pin & horse.
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