Astrolabe Catalogue

 

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Tympan 1a
Latitude 38°0'
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Almucantars

Divisions Labelled Style
Divided every 3° from 0° to 90° Labelled every 6° with   (Modern) numerals Plain line.

Azimuths

Divisions Labelled Style
Divided every 3°  Labelled every 6° with   (Modern) numerals Plain line.

Circles

Type Labelled Style Notes
Equator Æquinctialis (Latin in Italic script) Plain line. Stamped label
Tropic of Cancer ♋ (None in None script) Plain line.
Tropic of Capricorn ♑ (None in None script) Plain line.

Lines

Type Labelled Description
Meridian line
Crepuscule Crepus culina (Latin in Italic script)
Unequal hours numbered 1 - 12 (Latin in Italic script) (Modern), Plain line style.
Horoscopic (great) houses numbered with roman numerals I - XII (Latin in Numbers, stamped script) (IIII), Plain line style.

Inscriptions

Transcription Translation Type
38 Latitude
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