astrolabe

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Meaning

An instrument for observing or showing the positions of the stars. It is now disused.

A stereographic projection of the sphere on the plane of a great circle, as the equator, or a meridian; a planisphere.

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In other verses in the Masnavi, Rumi describes in detail the universal message of love: The lover’s cause is separate from all other causes Love is the astrolabe of God's mysteries. citation Rumi's favourite musical instrument was the ney (reed flute). Source: Internet

But Columbus was hopeless with the compass and the astrolabe - with the latter, making errors sometimes in excess of 20 degrees. Source: Internet

Contacts among Christians, Jews, and Arabs in Catalonia brought knowledge of the astrolabe to the West before the year 1000. Source: Internet

Meanwhile, Nicholas and Sophia are racing through time in order to locate Etta and the missing astrolabe with Ironwood travelers hot on their trail. Source: Internet

Ibn Yunus observed more than 10,000 entries for the Sun's position for many years using a large astrolabe with a diameter of nearly 1.4 metres. Source: Internet

He was known to have requested mathematical treatises concerning the astrolabe from Lupitus of Barcelona after he had returned to France. Source: Internet

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