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Astrolabe of Ibn Said al-Sahli. This instrument also made it possible to calculate the geographical direction of Mecca. It was made in Toledo in June 1067 by the astrolabist Ibrahim ibn Sa' id al-Shali. All the inscriptions were written in kufic script. Brass. Diameter: 24.20 cm, thickness: 5 cm and maximum height: 33.50 cm. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.
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Caption:
Astrolabe of Ibn Said al-Sahli. This instrument also made it possible to calculate the geographical direction of Mecca. It was made in Toledo in June 1067 by the astrolabist Ibrahim ibn Sa' id al-Shali. All the inscriptions were written in kufic script. Brass. Diameter: 24.20 cm, thickness: 5 cm and maximum height: 33.50 cm. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.
Location:
National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.
Credit:
Album / Prisma
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Image size:
3366 x 3648 px | 35.1 MB
Print size:
28.5 x 30.9 cm | 11.2 x 12.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
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