The University of Sharjah hosted an astrolabe workshop in which western scientists showed participants how an astronomical instrument made by an ancient Muslim scholar nearly 1,000 years ago measured ...

The Warwick Manufacturing Group, an academic department at the University of Warwick, is usually concerned with the future. Its researchers use high-resolution lasers and 3D visualizations to create ...

Hamza Haq is a firm believer in Keyboard/Mouse supremacy and will play Tekken with WASD if you let him. As a Writer at DualShockers, Baldur's Gate 3, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Elden Ring is his ...

Hidden in a museum’s archives for decades, an ancient astrolabe recently got a closer evaluation in which experts discovered that etched inscriptions on the device showed signs of scientific exchange ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A rare navigational tool has snagged a Guinness World Record as the oldest mariner's astrolabe.

Sometimes a little modern technology can help turn up an ancient treasure — even if that technology is nothing more than a computer screen and a simple web search. That's what happened to Federica ...

Using scissors, cut out the astrolabe silhouette (heavy black lines) on this sheet. Tape this silhouette onto your manila folder sheet and cut out this figure. Make a tiny hole at the index point ...

Scientists have confirmed that a gunmetal disk uncovered off the coast of Oman is the oldest known mariner’s astrolabe, according to a new study. The disk was found underwater at the Sodré shipwreck ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. More than 500 years ago, a fierce storm sank a ship carrying the earliest known marine astrolabe ...