Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Image of the tympan or plate - click for larger version
Tympan 2b
Tablet of horizons. This tympan seems to have been gilded in silver, most of which has now worn off..

Scales


Type Range & Units Numbered Geometry Location
Table of Horizons 15 - 63 Degrees of latitude Every 3 degrees n/a n/a
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