Theon of Alexandria wrote a detailed treatise on the Astrolabe, and Lewis contends that Ptolemy made the astronomical observations recorded in the Tetrabiblos using an astrolabe.

In 1391 poet Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a treatise on the astrolabe for his young son, who was keen to learn how to use one Holding the stars Everything about this stunning object, including its name ...

The University of Sharjah hosted an astrolabe workshop in which western scientists showed participants how an astronomical instrument made by an ancient Muslim scholar nearly 1,000 years ago measured ...

Astrolabe's Arabic, Hebrew markings recall period of Muslim, Jewish scholarship This discovery sheds new light on the rich history of scholarship and intellectual exchange between Muslims, ...

The astrolabe is found in the library, which you can enter once you find the library key in post office box 512. Once you enter, there’s a Kolibri Replika in a bad way, but more importantly ...

THIS is a reprint in a separate form of Dr. Gunther's modernisation of Chaucer's treatise on the astrolabe, which formed part of vol. 5 of his series, “Early Science in Oxford”, reviewed in ...

The Verona astrolabe is meant for astronomical use, and while it has a mater, a rete, and two plates (one of which is a later replacement), it is missing the alidade.

Eventually, the astrolabe made its way to the Jewish diaspora community living in Verona, Italy. Some of the Hebrew markings match the suggestions given in an astrolabe treatise written by Spanish ...

It was just a routine chore that young (29) Mathematician Derek Price intended to do in the Peterhouse Library at the University of Cambridge. All he wanted was a look at a certain 14th century ...