Description
For a thousand years, the astrolabe was just about the most impressive instrument a person could own. Astronomers used it to map the night sky. Navigators used it to find their position by the stars. Scholars used it to track time and the movement of the planets. It could do almost everything. This wood and brass replica looks fantastic on a desk, a bookshelf, or in a display cabinet. The warm wood against the engraved brass is the kind of thing you keep picking up for a closer look. One of the most interesting objects in the history of science, and genuinely beautiful to look at.
