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2. Astrolabe - Wikipedia

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   A modern astrolabe made in Tabriz, Iran in 2013. An astrolabe ( Greek: ἀστρολάβος astrolábos, 'star-taker'; Arabic: ٱلأَسْطُرلاب al-Asṭurlāb; Persian: ستاره‌یاب Setāreyāb) is an astronomical instrument dating to ancient times. It serves as a star chart and physical model of visible heavenly bodies.

3. Babylonian astronomy - Wikipedia

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   Babylonian astronomy. Babylonian astronomy was the study or recording of celestial objects during the early history of Mesopotamia. The numeral system used, sexagesimal, was based on sixty, as opposed to ten in the modern decimal system. This system simplified the calculating and recording of unusually great and small numbers.

4. Yantraraja - Wikipedia

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   Yantraraja. An astrolabe from the Mughal era exhibited at the National Museum in New Delhi, India. Yantrarāja is the Sanskrit name for the ancient astronomical instrument called astrolabe. It is also the title of a Sanskrit treatise on the construction and working of the astrolabe composed by a Jain astronomer Mahendra Sūri in around 1370 CE.

5. Astrology in the medieval Islamic world - Wikipedia

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   Medieval Islamic astrology and astronomy continued Hellenistic and Roman era traditions based on Ptolemy 's Almagest. Centres of learning in medicine and astronomy/astrology were set up in Baghdad and Damascus, and the Caliph Al-Mansur of Baghdad established a major observatory and library in the city, making it the world's astronomical centre.

6. Free Daily Horoscopes for Your Sign - New Every Day - AOL.com

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   11/22 - 12/21. capricorn. 12/22 - 1/19. aquarius. 1/20 - 2/18. pisces. 2/19 - 3/20. Horoscopes, where you can find insightful and accurate predictions for all twelve zodiac signs. Our team of ...

7. Zodiac - Wikipedia

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   The term "zodiac" may also refer to the region of the celestial sphere encompassing the paths of the planets corresponding to the band of about 8 arc degrees above and below the ecliptic. The zodiac of a given planet is the band that contains the path of that particular body; e.g., the "zodiac of the Moon" is the band of 5° above and below the ...