So, How to Build an Astrolabe: Overview
Let’s gooooooooo! 🎉 🔭
Part One is live! Long time coming, but it is finally out. Biggest project I’ve undertaken for the History Survival Guide so far but learned a lot and I am excited to finally get a chance to share this
This is a step-by-step guide to the complete construction of an astrolabe that I think might exist. At least, in any accessible form
This work is a synthesis of dozens of papers/books, one or two out-of-print books, a book entirely in French that I had to translate each section as I read, a few emails to authors, and one long Twitter conversation with a museum curator
My goal is for this to be as accessible as possible for any kind of reader, so if there are any questions, feel free to reach out
This week, break apart an astrolabe to begin to understand this strange ancient device The astrolabe remains possibly the most iconic inst
🚀 Enjoy! Stay safe and keep learning, fellow chrononauts 🚀
