The use of the astrolabe in the Arab world began in the East (the Mashriq) in what we know today as Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt, immediately and widely spreading its use throughout the North of Africa (the Maghrib) almost immediately entering Muslim Spain, specimens already being found in the 11th century
manufactured in Toledo. However, much earlier in the 5th century, a treatise attributed to Ibn al-Saffar is already dated, which considerably influenced the later centuries of Christian Europe, thanks to the translation in the 12th century by John of Seville. The treatise incorporated the construction and instructions for use of the astrolabe and was reissued numerous times, becoming the most widely used treatise for centuries. We can affirm that all the treaties were based in one way or another on the early treaties of Eastern Islam, hence the adoption of Arabic names for the stars and other astronomical elements.
The transmission of Arab scientific knowledge to Christian Europe began mainly in the Monasteries closest to Arab Andalusia, with the Benedictine monastery of Santa María de Ripoll being the main center of translation into Latin of all these documents during the 10th and 11th centuries. .
The astrolabe that Antiquus reproduces is a recreation of the one made by Muhammad Muqim, Lahore, in 1643 and which is preserved in the Oxford Science Museum
It has instructions for use and is presented in a beautiful case in which the wooden base is included for display or with an illustrated wooden frame and carved metal corners.
The perfect gift for curious and intelligent people.
Measures:
Height: 120 mm
Diameter: 100mm
Thickness: 5mm
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