Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A circular bronze astronomical instrument lies on a blue cloth. An 11th-century astrolabe — a device used for accurately ...

Sometimes a little modern technology can help turn up an ancient treasure — even if that technology is nothing more than a computer screen and a simple web search. That's what happened to Federica ...

Scientists identified an 11th-century astrolabe with Arabic inscriptions and Hebrew writings, highlighting a period when Muslims ruled in present-day Spain and scholarship and idea-sharing flourished.

This monograph describes via catalog entries and comparative analysis what has for many years been one of the five largest collections of planispheric astrolabes in the world. Until 1974, when seven ...

The precious astrolabe was found languishing in a museum in the Italian city of Verona. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An ...

A stunning scientific instrument has been identified at a museum in Italy. Its engravings not only chart its journey across two continents during medieval times, they also highlight an era when ...