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Collection | Astronomical and navigational instruments, Astrolabes and quadrants |
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Gallery location | ROG (Floor plans) |
Publication(s) | Treasures of the National Maritime Museum Gloria Clifton and Nigel Rigby |
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Object details:
Object ID | NAV1056 |
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Description | This is an Islamic quadrant. The front is marked with an astrolabic quadrant and the reverse with a sinical quadrant. This instrument is used to both determine the time and to work out Islamic prayer times. Its own case and a compedium of instructions (in Turkish and Arabic) survive. It is made for the latitude of 39 degrees, very rare for an Ottoman quadrant. |
Date made | 1813 |
Artist/Maker | Unknown |
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Place made | unknown |
Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Materials | lacquer; wood |
Measurements | Radius: 165 mm. Case width 285mm depth 215mm. |
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