Astrolabe Archive

Rare Eleventh-Century Astrolabe Unearthed Recently Sheds Light On Islamic-Jewish Scientific Exchange

AncientPages.com | March 4, 2024

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The discovery of an eleventh-century Islamic astrolabe, adorned with Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions, is truly extraordinary. The Verona astrolabe. Citation: Nuncius 39, 1 (2024)

Archaeology

Sodré Astrolabe, Found On Portuguese Armada Shipwreck Is The Oldest In The World

AncientPages.com | March 19, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com Staff Writer - An artifact in form of a gunmetal disc excavated from the wreck site of a Portuguese Armada Ship, was identified as a mariner’s

Archaeology

World’s Oldest Marine Navigation Tool Was A Sophisticated Astrolabe

AncientPages.com | October 25, 2017

AncientPages.com - An astrolabe was not only a very a beautiful ancient object. It was also a sophisticated very old astronomical computer especially created for solving problems relating to

Ancient Technology

Astrolabe: A Beautiful, Mysterious And Sophisticated Computer Of The Ancient World

AncientPages.com | July 2, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The astrolabe is a beautiful ancient object. It is fair to say it is an instrument with a past and future. It is