Early Astrolabes. Syria was an early centre of Islamic instrument production and these astrolabes date from the 9th and 10th centuries. A characterist

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Early Astrolabes. Syria was an early centre of Islamic instrument production and these astrolabes date from the 9th and 10th centuries. A characteristic feature is the dagger style of the star pointers on the retes. Though inscribed in Arabic, both of the instruments have some later captions added in Armenian.

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Keywords: 10th, 9th, arabic, astrolabe, century, instrument, islamic, persian, syria