Astrolabe Catalogue

 

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Tympan 6a
Latitude 36°0'
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Almucantars

Divisions Labelled Style
Divided every 6° from 0° to 90° 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
Unequal hours Numbered (Numbers in Numbers, written script) (Abdjad), Plain line style.

Inscriptions

Transcription Translation Type
عرض لو Latitude 36° Latitude
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
شفق Twilight Miscellaneous
نيشابور Nishabur City name
ناذيه ؟ City name
عمان Amman City name
بلخ Balkh City name
سنجار Sinjar City name
طرسوس Tarsus City name
طونس Tunis City name
موسل Mosul City name
اماده Amad City name
كليس City name
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