astrolabe
noun[C]
uk/ˈæs.trəʊ.leɪb/us/ˈæs.troʊ.leɪb/acirculardeviceused fromancienttimesuntil about the 18thcenturyformeasuringthepositionofstars, and onshipsforcalculatingthe ship'sposition:
等高仪,星盘(古时用于测量天体高度等的仪器)ThecollectionincludesIslamicastrolabes made from the 11th through 16thcenturies.这批藏品包括11世纪到16世纪制作的的伊斯兰星盘。
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- The astrolabe is aheavybrassringmarkedinto 360degreeswith a pivotingsightingruleattachedat thecentre.
- Merchantprincesof theRenaissancecollectedancientartifacts, hand-printedbooks,finefurnitureandbeautifullymadescientificdevices, like astrolabes.
- The astrolabe wasrecoveredin 1999 from anunderwaterarchaeologicalsiteat Passa Pau, Santiago.
- Hiscalculationfor themaximumelevationof arainbowwasprobablydone with an astrolabe.
Navigation & shipwrecks
- buoy
- chart
- circumnavigation
- foghorn
- lane
- lighthouse
- narrows
- navigability
- navigable
- navigational
- passage
- pilot
- quadrant
- refloat
- sea lane
- shipwreck
- sonar
- the doldrums
- the Pole Star
- yaw
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