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Islamic quadrant
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.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV1056 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Islamic quadrant |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1813 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Radius: 165 mm. Case width 285mm depth 215mm. |
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Islamic quadrant
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