File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art sci 0053.3.jpg

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The Khalili Astrolabe  wikidata:Q106648151 reasonator:Q106648151
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The Khalili Astrolabe
label QS:Len,"The Khalili Astrolabe"
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Object type astrolabe Edit this at Wikidata
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The astrolabe, an invention of Hellenistic Alexandria, was the principal Islamic instrument for telling the time, surveying and determining latitude. By the later 9th century it was used througho ... See full description on web site
Language Arabic / Sanskrit Edit this at Wikidata
Date 17th century
date QS:P571,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium brass, sheet and cast, cut and engraved, the rete inlaid with silver
Dimensions diameter: 52.6 cm (20.7 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2386,+52.6U174728
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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SCI 53 (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation India
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Description Large Planispheric Astrolabe
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections

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