9th century Bedouin astrolabe - photo

Bedouin astrolabe from the 9th century AD.

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More:

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/GwFe19fkMaEraw


Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...225#post153958
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...2674#post76760
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...730#post163389
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...442#post162114

I am surprised that Bedouin needed Astrolabes, they know the desert so well that they just know the way to go. They may navigate by the stars but surely don’t need an Astrolabe to identify those stars.