Astrolabe Catalogue

 

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Tympan 4b
Latitude 43°0'
Various construction marks, including line of dots just above tropic of capricorn. The 0° azimuth extends below horizon to the lower edges of the tympan. Hour-line 5 is incompletely labeled with only the I portion of the 5..

Almucantars

Divisions Labelled Style
Divided every 3° from 0° to 90° Plain line.

Azimuths

Divisions Labelled Style
Divided every 10°  Plain line.

Circles

Type Labelled Style Notes
Tropic of Cancer None line.
Equator None line.
Tropic of Capricorn None line.

Lines

Type Labelled Description
Meridian line
Horizon obliquus
Unequal hours 1 - 12 (None in Gothic script) (Gothic), Plain line style.
Other

Inscriptions

Transcription Translation Type
L' 43 None
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