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Astrolabe from Iran, c1800.Astrolabe from Iran, c1800. Artist: Abd al- A'imma.

Astrolabe from Iran, c1800.Astrolabe from Iran, c1800. Artist: Abd al- A'imma.

2-668-288 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Astrolabe from Iran, c1800. Inscribed with the name of the artesan, Abd al- A'imma , 1215 by Islamic calendar. Astrolabe from Iran, c1800. An astrolabe is an elaborate inclinometer, historically used by astronomers and navigators to measure the inclined position in the sky of a celestial body, day or night.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Abd al- A'imma, attributed to: Iranian: Astrolabist
People Related
  1. CM Dixon: British: Photographer
Picture Type
  1. Object
Geographic Hierarchy

World Asia Iran

  1. 32 00 00 N , 053 00 00 E
Category Hierarchy

History & Politics Artefacts

Science & Nature Astronomy

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3580x5256
File Size : 55,127kb

Aliases

  1. MYCV34 | IR92DH4
  1. 0370005377
  1. 2-668-288
  1. 2668288
  1. NDKM15 | TN7F331-DX
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