European Astrolabe

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Science Museum, London
published on 30 August 2023
European Astrolabe Download Full Size Image

A European brass planispheric astrolabe, made in Italy c. 1500. The astrolabe was a device used to measure the position of stars, time, and as a surveying tool. (Science Museum, London)

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London, S. M. (2023, August 30). European Astrolabe. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17846/european-astrolabe/

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London, Science Museum,. "European Astrolabe." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 30, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17846/european-astrolabe/.

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