Date |
1653/4 (A.H. 1064) |
Maker |
Ḍiyā’ ad-Dīn
Muḥammad |
Place |
Lahore |
Material |
Brass |
Inventory no. |
38862 |
Acquisition |
Presented by J. A. Billmeir in
1957 |
The rete is of the foliate (single knob) type. The
zodiac on the rete is labelled: الحمل , الثور , الجوزا ,
الشرطان , الاسد , السنبله , الميزان , العقرب , القوس , الجدى
, الدلو , الحوت
Scales
Range & Units |
Numbered |
Geometry |
Location |
Ecliptic |
0 - 30 Degrees of ecliptic |
Every 6 |
Ecliptic |
ecliptic |
Stars
There are 37 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 |
كف الخضيب |
Caph |
pointer damaged |
57° |
foliate |
ذنب القيطس جنوبى |
Deneb Kaitos |
2.0° of Aries |
-10° |
foliate |
ذنب القيظس س |
Deneb Kaitos Shemali |
8.0° of Aries |
-19° |
foliate |
بطن الحوت |
Mirach |
14.0° of Aries |
34° |
foliate |
سدر القيطس |
|
10.0° of Taurus |
-18° |
foliate |
كف الجدما |
Menkar |
14.0° of Taurus |
2° |
foliate |
راس الغول |
Algol |
16.0° of Taurus |
32° |
foliate |
تانى مسافه النهر |
Zaurac |
28.0° of Taurus |
-13° |
foliate |
عين الثور |
Aldebaran |
6.0° of Gemini |
15° |
foliate |
عيوق |
Capella |
15.0° of Gemini |
44° |
foliate |
يد الجوزا |
Betelgeuse |
18.0° of Gemini |
5° |
foliate |
رجل الجوزا |
Rigel |
22.0° of Gemini |
-10° |
foliate |
شعرى يمانيه |
Sirius |
7.0° of Cancer |
-15° |
foliate |
شعرى شامي |
Procyon |
18.0° of Cancer |
5° |
foliate |
طرف سفينه |
Rho Pup |
22.0° of Cancer |
-20° |
foliate |
فرد شجاع |
Alphard |
14.0° of Leo |
-8° |
foliate |
راس الاسد |
|
20.0° of Leo |
28° |
foliate |
قلب الاسد |
Regulus |
22.0° of Leo |
11° |
foliate |
ظهر الدب |
Dubhe |
4.0° of Virgo |
63° |
foliate |
قاعده الباطيه |
Alkes |
8.0° of Virgo |
-15° |
foliate |
جناح الغرب |
Gienah |
28.0° of Virgo |
-14° |
foliate |
سماك العزل |
Spica |
16.0° of Libra |
-8° |
foliate |
عناق |
|
18.0° of Libra |
59° |
foliate |
سماك رامح |
Arcturus |
28.0° of Libra |
22° |
foliate |
كفه جنوبي |
Zubenelgenubi |
8.0° of Scorpio |
-14° |
foliate |
نير فكه |
Alphecca |
20.0° of Scorpio |
26° |
foliate |
عنق الحيه |
Unukalhai |
23.0° of Scorpio |
9° |
foliate |
قلب العقرب |
Antares |
3.0° of Sagittarius |
-24° |
foliate |
ركنه الحوا |
|
6.0° of Sagittarius |
-8° |
foliate |
راس الجاثى |
Rasalgethi |
14.0° of Sagittarius |
17° |
foliate |
يد الحو |
Rasalgethi |
24.0° of Sagittarius |
-10° |
foliate |
نسر واقع |
Vega |
4.0° of Capricorn |
40° |
foliate |
منكب فرس |
Scheat |
10.0° of Capricorn |
28° |
foliate |
منقار الدجاجه |
Albireo |
18.0° of Capricorn |
26° |
foliate |
ذنب الجدى جنوبى |
Deneb Algiedi |
19.0° of Aquarius |
-16° |
foliate |
ساق ساكب الماى |
Skat |
8.0° of Pisces |
-16° |
foliate |
سرة فرس |
Alpheratz |
28.0° of Pisces |
25° |
foliate |
Horse Image:
Horse Image:
Pin & Horse
The rete is attached using a pin
& horse. The pin is held in place by a rather ornate and
life-like horse.