1. An early form of analogue computer, the astrolabe was primarily designed to solve problems of spherical trigonometry to shorten astronomical calculations.

2. Other early instruments included the sextant and the astrolabe.

3. Some scholars believe that this astrolabe was created by the prince in collaboration with an unnamed metalworker.

4. On the astrolabe, an off - centered circle represents the orbit of the sun - the ecliptic.

5. From Kaiteriteri, cruise the protected waters of the Astrolabe Roadstead past idyllic beaches fringed by lush native forest to the golden expanse of Anchorage Bay (30-45 mins).

6. A study of the rule of the diurnal variation of latitude and longitude, obtained with the astrolabe in Shanghai, leads us to the hypothesis that the diurnal var...

7. We can compare Bhu - mandala with an astronomical instrument called an astrolabe, popular in the Middle Ages.

8. Mariners were also able to fix their latitude , by using an instrument called an astrolabe.

9. Mariners were also able to fix their latitude by using an instrument called astrolabe.