Like all the tympans with this instrument, this one
has a faulty stereographic projection. By inspection, they
are all for the same latitude, regardless of what the
engraved latitude might indicate..
Circles
| Type |
Labelled |
Style |
Notes |
| Equator |
|
Plain line. |
|
| Tropic of Cancer |
|
Plain line. |
|
| Tropic of Capricorn |
|
Plain line. |
|
Lines
| Type |
Labelled |
Description |
| Equal hours from sunset |
Numbered (Numbers in Numbers, engraved script) |
(Abdjad), Plain line style. |
| Equal hours from sunrise |
Numbered (Numbers in Numbers, engraved script) |
(Abdjad), Plain line style. |
| Meridian line |
|
|
| Horizon rectus |
|
|
Inscriptions
| Transcription |
Translation |
Type |
| لعرض لب |
For latitude 32° |
Latitude |
| ساعاته يد |
Hours 14h |
Hours of daylight |
| المشرق |
East |
Direction |
| المغرب |
West |
Direction |
