Watch the stars in the same way as astronomers throughout history: Micro Brass Astrolabe See it here: https://www.shopwavytail.com/product/micro-brass-astrolabe #astrolabe #edc
Astronomical calendars and clocks: Astrolabe (Multiple Plates) See it here: https://www.shopwavytail.com/product/astrolabe-multiplate #astrolabe #astronomy #navigation
Joumana
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Artist-scholar, specialised in early Arabic (Kufi) scripts & historical/natural materials. Interest in material culture & things real. Beirut émigré in Oxford. Earth lover, plastic-free. Contemplative. Whovian/Gallifrey…
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A Very Cool Thing: This #astrolabe is from Seville, made in 1224 AD (Oxford, HSM inv. 50934). On the "throne", at the top of the instrument (usually in astrolabes from the Islamic world), note the #geometry diagram: it shows the method for drawing the perpendicular bisector to a segment (with a fixed compass), used here to draw the astrolabe's meridian line.
The maker engraved it like an emblem, offering us a glimpse into their process…
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