Yahia Lababidi on Nostr: #Art & #Science Astrolabes were #Smartphones of their #time & could be used for over ...
#Art & #Science
Astrolabes were #Smartphones of their #time & could be used for over 1,000 different applications
#Knowledge of the #stars was an important element of #Islamic #culture.
The word astrolabe comes from the #Greek for ‘star-taker’.
From the 8th century, #scientists & thinkers used instruments like this to gather information relating to timekeeping, positions of sun, stars, #planets, & point to the direction of #Mecca.
#technology npub1wdh93g3fttmlf4u0tmp060wtwdyjlrw02hnstev58fr23ug6eeasnqjxfv (npub1wdh…jxfv) #Islam #astrology #history
Astrolabes were #Smartphones of their #time & could be used for over 1,000 different applications
#Knowledge of the #stars was an important element of #Islamic #culture.
The word astrolabe comes from the #Greek for ‘star-taker’.
From the 8th century, #scientists & thinkers used instruments like this to gather information relating to timekeeping, positions of sun, stars, #planets, & point to the direction of #Mecca.
#technology npub1wdh93g3fttmlf4u0tmp060wtwdyjlrw02hnstev58fr23ug6eeasnqjxfv (npub1wdh…jxfv) #Islam #astrology #history