And watching someone recreate the feat, such as by building an astrolabe by hand, can be very appealing too. The astrolabe is an ancient astronomical tool of incredible versatility, allowing the ...

Marine archaeologists say the object is an astrolabe, an instrument once used by mariners to measure the altitude of the Sun during their voyages. It is believed to date from between 1495 and 1500.

What I'm holding is a portable model of the heavens, in the shape of an exquisite, circular brass instrument that looks a bit like a large brass pocket watch, and it's called an astrolabe.

The instrument only requires the observation of the sun’s position to begin making calculations.

Persian is spoken today primarily in Iran, but was historically a more widely understood language in an area ranging from the Middle East to India. Significant populations of speakers in other Persian ...

Please verify your email address. Astrolabe Ascended Card Major Play this card to seek a Realm of moderate danger, populated by the Calcularia and the ruins of humanity's Realmic airfields.

For as long as humans have lived in settled communities, some groups have sought to assert dominance over others, and through history the biggest empires grew to cover millions of square miles.

Corebreaker is a fast-paced action platformer with roguelike elements, featuring Nova, a robot designed to awaken when humanity is extinct. Players will unlock abilities, upgrades, and powerful ...

A seven-year-old cat has become the first feline to conquer the Three Peaks. Louis the Persian cat made history after it climbed the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales – all ...

Preheat the oven to 170C/160C Fan/Gas 3½. Brush the bundt tin with melted butter, being careful to get into every corner, and dust with flour, shaking to coat the tin, then turn it upside-down ...