Astrolab, 15. století

Astrolab, 15. století
The astrolabe was apparently invented in Greece in the 2nd century BC. Hipparchus, one of the greatest Greek…

Astrolabes were used since antiquity, through the Middle Ages to the 18th century. It’s a universal measuring device for astronomers, and was used in a simplified version by geodesists and navigators. This astrolabe was made for astronomers in the mid 15th century. It…

Astrolab, 15. století