Computerized Astrolabe (IMAGE)

University of Sharjah

Computerized Astrolabe

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A computerized model of al-Khujandi's astrolabe, through which scientists can demonstrated how easily it could function as a kind of a rudimentary analogue computer with the ability to measure the altitude of heavenly bodies and locate the position of the sun and the brightest stars in relation to the meridian and the horizon.

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Wilfred de Graaf, Utrecht University

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