Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Public_transportation_system
|
| gptkbp:allows |
timekeeping
measuring angles determining latitude |
| gptkbp:composedOf |
a flat disk
a rotating arm |
| gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:Hipparchus
|
| gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn |
modern navigation tools
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
important in medieval navigation
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Astrolabe
|
| gptkbp:inventor |
gptkb:ancient_Greece
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
scale
alidade sight ring |
| gptkbp:isAssociatedWith |
gptkb:Al-Battani
gptkb:Ptolemy gptkb:Ibn_al-Haytham Al-Fazari |
| gptkbp:isAvenueFor |
ancient technology
|
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
one of the earliest scientific instruments
a symbol of scientific advancement |
| gptkbp:isKnownFor |
its accuracy
its versatility |
| gptkbp:isNotableFor |
its design
its role in navigation its historical applications |
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
cultural heritage
scientific history the history of astronomy the history of navigation |
| gptkbp:isRelatedTo |
astrometry
celestial navigation |
| gptkbp:isSetIn |
education
historical reenactments |
| gptkbp:isUsedBy |
geometry
trigonometry |
| gptkbp:isUsedFor |
various materials
find the position of stars calculate time of day determine the altitude of celestial bodies |
| gptkbp:isUsedIn |
gptkb:medieval_Europe
historical studies planetarium demonstrations Islamic_astronomy |
| gptkbp:madeOf |
wood
brass |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
sextant
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
astronomers
sailors |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
navigation
astronomy |