Portal:Astronomy/Picture/Week 05 2006

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The astrolabe was a navigational device in common use until the 16th Century, consisting of an engraved representation of the celestial sphere, and is a predecessor of the modern planisphere. This 18th Century Persian astrolabe is in the Whipple Museum of Science History in Cambridge. Photo: Andrew Dunn

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