ANTIQUE BEDOUIN PERSIAN ASTROLABE (16-17 CENTURY)

Description: THE ASTROLABE MEASURES ABOUT 6" X 8" AND WAS HAND MADE BY A BEDOUIN CRAFTSMAN. THE IDEA BEHIND THE ASTROLABE WAS THAT THE BEDOUIN TRIBESMAN LOOKED UP AND FOUND THE NORTH STAR AFTER THE ASTROLABE FOUND THE CONSTLATION, WHICH POINTED TO THE NORTH STAR AND WAS THEN ABLE TO FIND A NORTHERN DIRECTION. EACH TRIBE MASTER HAD ONE. IT WAS MADE WITH BRASS AND BRONZE AND WAS USUALLY DATED IN THE YEAR 1707, WHICH WAS THE BIRTHDATE OF MOHOMAD. THE INSTRUMENT WAS VERY ACURATE FOR TELLING TIME AND DIRECTION. ON NAVIGATION. THE SAILER USED IT TO DETERMINE NAVIGATIONAL NORTH. THIS ASTROLABE CAME FROM AN ARAB ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO, THE SELLER (CAPTAINMADISON) FOUND HIM ON THE INTERNET AND HIRED MOHMAD, WHO WAS LIVING IN SAUDI ARABIA TO GO OUT IN THE ARAB WORLD AND FIND ARAB ANTIQUES. HE SET UP A NUMBERED ACCOUNT IN PORTLAND OREGON TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR HIS FINDS. I RECEIVED PHOTOS, DESCRIPTIONS AND A PRICE. I MAILED A CHECK TO OREGON AND THEN SAT, SOMETIMES A YEAR, WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO MAIL THE ITEM TO ME. ONE OF THE ITEMS WAS THIS DUSTY OLD ASTROLABE. IT WAS OLD AND FILTHY WHEN IT ARRIVED.I WAS ABLE TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON IT'S HISTORY OR GENEOLOGY.An astrolabe is an astronomical instrument dating to ancient times. It serves as a star chart and physical model of visible heavenly bodies. Astrolabes are multifunctional astronomical instruments and can be used to tell the time, to determine the length of day and night, to simulate the movement ...Astrolabes are an ancient astronomical instrument. They were first used in ancient Greece, were extensively developed in the medieval Islamic world and ..functions also make it an elaborate inclinometer and an analog calculation device capable of working out several kinds of problems in astronomy. n astrolabe is an astronomical instrument dating to ancient times. It serves as a star chart and physical model of visible heavenly bodies. Its various functions also make it an elaborate inclinometer and an analog calculation device capable of working out several kinds of problems in astronomy. n astrolabe is an astronomical instrument dating to ancient times. It serves as a star chart and physical model of visible heavenly bodies. Its various functions also make it an elaborate inclinometer and an analog calculation device capable of working out several kinds of problems in astronomy. The astrolabe is circular and made up of rotating parts that depict a two-dimensional model of the heavens. It has two sets of concentric circles, a sighting ruler on the back, and a rete, which acts as a map of the heavens.Astrolabes were really important tools for medieval astronomers. Astronomy was an advanced science in the Islamic world in general. In the Islamic world, astrolabes also helped people figure out the correct times and direction to face for their daily prayers.Astrolabes were really important tools for medieval astronomers. Astronomy was an advanced science in the Islamic world in general. In the Islamic world, astrolabes also helped people figure out the correct times and direction to face for their daily prayers.Astrolabes were really important tools for medieval astronomers. Astronomy was an advanced science in the Islamic world in general. In the Islamic world, astrolabes also helped people figure out the correct times and direction to face for their daily prayers.Astrolabes were really important tools for medieval astronomers. Astronomy was an advanced science in the Islamic world in general. In the Islamic world, astrolabes also helped people figure out the correct times and direction to face for their daily prayers.Astrolabes were really important tools for medieval astronomers. Astronomy was an advanced science in the Islamic world in general. In the Islamic world, astrolabes also helped people figure out the correct times and direction to face for their daily prayers.Astrolabes were really important tools for medieval astronomers. Astronomy was an advanced science in the Islamic world in general. In the Islamic world, astrolabes also helped people figure out the correct times and direction to face for their daily prayers.

Price: 4450 USD

Location: Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-12-29T15:12:33.000Z

Shipping Cost: 36.5 USD