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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 ...

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The instrument only requires the observation of the sun’s position to begin making calculations.

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The astrolabe is an astronomical calculating device used from ancient times into the nineteenth century. Measuring the ...

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