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Astrolabe: Eastern
Badr ibn`Abdallah1130
Adler Planetarium
Chicago, United States
Body, rete, handle and ring. Three tympans, pin and bent bar added later. 28 star markers. Labeled in Arabic. "sana`ahu badr mawla badi` al-zaman hibatallah ibn al-husayn al-asturlabi fi bidayat sana th.k.h." [Badr, the associate (freedman?) of the wonder of the age, Hibatallah ibn al-Husayn, the astrolabe-maker, in the beginning of the year 525.]
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- Title: Astrolabe: Eastern
- Creator: Badr ibn`Abdallah
- Date Created: 1130
- Location Created: Iran
- Original Source: https://adler-ais.axiellhosting.com/Details/collect/462
- Rights: Courtesy of the Adler Planetarium
- Medium: brass
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