The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c6.s1.24

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c6.s1.24

(vii) The back of the astrolabe (Ẓahr al-asṭurlāb) in all cases has an outer graduated scale, two upper quadrants and certain shadow scales. It is often inscribed with tables of use to the astrologer and geographer: the details vary greatly. (Figures 7, 8, 11 and 12.)

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