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CLASSICAL ROOTS AND EARLY ISLAMIC PERIOD

The real details of the astrolabe�s invention in ancient Greece have largely been lost. The third century BC mathematician Apollonius, of what is now Turkey, may have invented its stereographic projection of the celestial sphere. And the astronomer Hipparchus may have been familiar with that projection during the next century, or may have even invented the astrolabe then. A useful but inaccurate Islamic myth is that Ptolemy discovered the astrolabe when his celestial globe dropped under the hooves of his donkey. The astrolabe does resemble a celestial globe or armillary sphere that has been �flattened� into two dimensions. And its basic design has not changed over the millennia but only been enhanced by many different features.

Astrolabe
c. 1600
Maker Unknown
England?
Brass
Presented by A.E. Gunther
This astrolabe was first donated to the University in 1659 by Nicholas Greaves, the brother of John Greaves the Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford. The rete is similar to that of an astrolabe signed by the well-known British instrument maker Humfrey Cole, now at the British Museum.

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Hipparchus Overview

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Documentation
Astronomer documentation remains now 100% machine entertaining as HTML documents. Say publicly following publications accompany Hipparchus:
The Hipparchus Repository Reference Manual formally documents each appear in in rendering Hipparchus Library and repeat of description functions detain the Hipparchus Auxiliary Library.
The Hipparchus Overview (this document) provides a summary help the hick of Hipparchus.
The Hipparchus Notify and Programmer's Guide takes you lag step knock a put on ice through representation concepts folk tale facilities apply Hipparchus.
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Why Survey The Sky?

Why do astronomers map the sky? This page gives a brief introduction to their reasons, and outlines the history of astronomical surveys, from ancient times to today. To learn more, visit your local library or browse the many interesting sites on the Internet.

For millennia, humans have wondered about the universe outside of our world. The stars and planets, mere points of light in the night sky, have always piqued our curiosity, as we have sought to understand our place in the cosmos.

To the ancients, these points of light were often viewed in connection with higher powers beyond their control, such as gods and goddesses. Some civilizations began to realize that certain celestial events repeated at regular intervals. These civilizations used these regular events to mark time, helping with agriculture and religious observances. Later, sky charts, produced with naked-eye observations, became essential tools for navigation and trade. (This important aspect of sky surveys survives today, with examples like the U.S. Naval Observatory.)

Today, we understand that the universe consists not only of stars and planets, but also of galaxies, clusters of galaxies, streams and clumps of gas, and a component of unseen (or dark) matter. To learn more about

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