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Astrolabe

Known as: Astrolabes, Astrolabium, Astrolab 
An astrolabe (Greek: ἀστρολάβος astrolabos, "star-taker") is an elaborate inclinometer, historically used by astronomers, navigators, and astrologers… 
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2015
2015
A Critical Edition of the Latin Text with English Translation
Review
2008
Review
2008
History: An astrolabe for the people
Philip Ball The fate of a rare fourteenthcentury astrolabe quadrant — a kind of medieval pocket calculator — hangs in the balance… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
High Precision Projects using LiDAR and Digital Imagery
SUMMARY This paper describes how low altitude airborne LiDAR in combination with digital imagery is used in a project, from data… 
2006
2006
Navigating in the Storm: Using Astrolabe to Adaptively Configure Web Services and Their Clients
The dramatic growth of distributed computing applications is creating both an opportunity and a daunting challenge for users… 
2002
2002
Scalable data fusion using Astrolabe
The dramatic growth of computer networks creates both an opportunity and a daunting distributed computing problem for users… 
2000
2000
ASTRONOMY, GEODESY AND MAP-DRAWING IN MOLDOVA SINCE THE MIDDLE AGES TILL THE WORLD WAR I
A short outline of the history of astronomy, astronomical navigation, geodesy and map-drawing in Moldova since the Middle Ages… 
1999
1999
Picophytoplankton biomass, community structure and productivity in the Great Astrolabe Lagoon, Fiji
Abstract Phytoplankton biomass, community structure and productivity of the Great Astrolabe lagoon and surrounding ocean were… 
1998
1998
Solar diameter observations with the Astrolabe at Observatorio Nacional - Rio de Janeiro
Observations of the solar diameter are reported from the astrolabe station at Observat orio Nacional. All the observations… 
1980
1980
A history of inversion in English
3. When a map, drawing or chart, etc., is part of the material being photo­ graphed the photographer has followed a definite… 
1975
1975
Evidence of the South Tropical Counter-Current in the Coral Sea
In the Coral Sea, the mean dynamic topography of the sea surface indicates virtually zonal circulation with one westward flow and… 
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