The astrolabe, an invention of Hellenistic Alexandria, was the principal Islamic instrument for telling the time, surveying and determining latitude. By the later 9th century it was used througho ... See full description on web site.
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9th century AD
Medium
brass, cast, with fretwork rete and surface engraving
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Planispheric Astrolabe
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Khalili Collections
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Khalili Collections
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