Astrolabe Catalogue

 

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Tympan 4b
Latitude 43°0'
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Almucantars

Divisions Labelled Style
Divided every 6° from 0° to 90° Plain line.

Azimuths

Divisions Labelled Style
Divided every 10°  Plain line.

Circles

Type Labelled Style Notes
Equator Plain line. Drawn in black ink
Tropic of Cancer Plain line. Drawn in black ink
Tropic of Capricorn Plain line. Drawn in black ink

Lines

Type Labelled Description
Meridian line
Horizon rectus
Crepuscule
Unequal hours Numbered (Numbers in Numbers, written script) (Abdjad), Plain line style.

Inscriptions

Transcription Translation Type
عرض مج Latitude 43° Latitude
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
شفق Twilight Miscellaneous
اموريه Ammuriyaِ City name
صوقيه Suqiya City name
سينوب City name
جنويز Genoa (?) City name
دهسان Dihistan City name
طربوزن City name
بالحق City name
سمنبد City name
نيكبولى City name
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