The night sky in the palm of your hand
If you listened to today’s podcast and are interested in learning more about the astrolabe, as well as how to make one, here are several links that will point you in the right direction.
I made my astrolabe using cardstock, transparencies, and a brad.
Here is the Website where you can download your templates for printout:
And a few explanations:
Here are a few resources:
https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/library_exhibitions/schoolresources/astrolabe/
https://shop.sciencefirst.com/astronomy-planetariums/3496-astrolabe-kit.html
This Website has some GORGEOUS astrolabes for sale:
https://www.astrolabeshop.com/
And here is one of my favorite videos of Uri Tuchman building an astrolabe out of steel and brass:
Thank you for listening, thank you for reading, and thank you for visiting me at Math Science History!
- Gabrielle