Astrolabe Catalogue

 

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Tympan 8a
Latitude 34°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
Crepuscule
Unequal hours Numbered (Numbers in Numbers, written script) (Abdjad), Plain line style.

Inscriptions

Transcription Translation Type
عرض لد Latitude 34° Latitude
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
شفق Twilight Miscellaneous
كاشان Kashan City name
كىمخ City name
كره Karaj City name
حلب Aleppo City name
وطنج City name
حلوان Hulwan City name
طمربلس City name
شام City name
سليم Medinaceli City name
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