The astrolabe, a complex instrument utilized by ancient mariners, is key to establishing latitude by observing celestial ...

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 ...

The tool in question is an astrolabe, an ancient instrument used by sailors to figure out the sun's altitude during their journey, stated BBC. The astrolabe was found on a ship Esmeralda and could ...

Marine archaeologists say the object is an astrolabe, an instrument once used by mariners to measure the altitude of the Sun during their voyages. It is believed to date from between 1495 and 1500.

And watching someone recreate the feat, such as by building an astrolabe by hand, can be very appealing too. The astrolabe is an ancient astronomical tool of incredible versatility, allowing the ...

The identification of an eleventh-century Islamic astrolabe bearing both Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions makes it one of the oldest examples ever discovered and one of only a handful known in the ...

With modern GPS, we often don’t think too hard about how to navigate, but GPS does not work very well on the open sea. That ...

What I'm holding is a portable model of the heavens, in the shape of an exquisite, circular brass instrument that looks a bit like a large brass pocket watch, and it's called an astrolabe.

Aloft, Astrolabe Interactive's survival sandbox where you explore the world, solo or co-op with friends, in your own skyship made from a floating island, has officially entered Early Access.

Take a look at the Early Access Launch Trailer for Aloft, an early-access survival crafting adventure game developed by ...

What I'm holding is a portable model of the heavens, in the shape of an exquisite, circular brass instrument that looks a bit like a large brass pocket watch, and it's called an astrolabe.