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Astrolabe-quadrant  wikidata:Q107663931 reasonator:Q107663931
Title
Astrolabe-quadrant
label QS:Len,"Astrolabe-quadrant"
label QS:Lar,"ربع أَسطُرلاب"
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Object type astrolabe quadrant Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: One side of the instrument carries a Prophatius astrolabe-quadrant for latitude 41°, with an unequal hour diagram (horary quadrant) above. The other side is a sine-cosine quadrant with arcs of sine and versed sine. There are brief instructions in Turkish and Arabic on the sides and edges. ... See full description on web site.
Date dated 1256 AH (1840-41 AD)
Medium solid walnut, inscribed in red and black ink under a yellowish varnish; brass socket for the plumb-line; the lead weight for the plumb-line is housed in the instrument
Dimensions width: 16.8 cm (6.6 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2049,+16.8U174728
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Ottoman Turkey
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-astrolabe-quadrant-sci40/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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Description Astrolabe-quadrant
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections
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