Article ID: CBB001421118

Two Newly-Discovered Astrolabes from `Abbasid Baghdad (2012)

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This is the first description of two complete astrolabes from `Abb sid Baghdad. One is by the enigmatic but prolific NasÐýlus and datable ca. 900-930, and the other is the first known instrument of Amad al-Muhandis, datable ca. 875. Both instruments and two additional incomplete ones also described here, are fully in the tradition of Abbasid astrolabes, of which close to two dozen, not all complete, are now known and published.

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Authors & Contributors
King, David A.
Calvo, Emilia
Lorch, Richard P.
Charette, François
Violet Moller
Muriel Roiland
Concepts
Astronomy
Astrolabes
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Mathematics
Time Periods
Medieval
Ancient
9th century
11th century
Renaissance
16th century
Places
Spain
Salerno (Italy)
Córdoba (Spain)
Toledo (Spain)
Baghdad (Iraq)
Greece
Institutions
Adler Planetarium, Chicago
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