Astrolabe Catalogue

 

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Tympan 6b
Latitude 51°0'
This tympan was engraved in a distinctly different style and probably at a later date. All of the engraving is extremely faint. The tab has broken off this tympan..

Almucantars

Divisions Labelled Style
Divided every 2° from 0° to 90° Labelled every 10° with   (Gothic) numerals Plain line.

Azimuths

Divisions Labelled Style
Divided every 6°  Plain line.

Circles

Type Labelled Style Notes
Equator Plain line.
Tropic of Cancer Plain line.
Ecliptic at Summer Solstice Plain line.

Lines

Type Labelled Description
Meridian line
Horizon rectus
Unequal hours Ordinal numbers (Latin in Gothic script) (Gothic), Plain line style.

Inscriptions

Transcription Translation Type
Latitudo ad Parisius Latitude of Paris Latitude
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