On the Use of the Astrolabe

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"On the Use of the Astrolabe" is a medieval scientific treatise explaining the construction and practical application of the astrolabe, written by the Arab Christian philosopher and translator Qusta ibn Luqa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical text ⓘ
medieval treatise ⓘ
scientific treatise ⓘ
associatedWith Qusta ibn Luqa’s scientific corpus ⓘ
audience astrologers ⓘ
practicing astronomers ⓘ
scientific practitioners ⓘ
students of astronomy ⓘ
author Qusta ibn Luqa ⓘ
culturalContext Arabic scientific tradition ⓘ
Islamicate science ⓘ
describes construction of the astrolabe ⓘ
practical use of the astrolabe ⓘ
explains components of the astrolabe ⓘ
methods of astronomical observation ⓘ
methods of determining celestial positions ⓘ
methods of timekeeping ⓘ
field astronomy ⓘ
instrumentation ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
genre scientific literature ⓘ
hasPart instructions for instrument construction ⓘ
instructions for practical operations ⓘ
sections on astronomical calculations ⓘ
sections on geometric principles ⓘ
historicalSignificance evidence of transmission of astronomical knowledge ⓘ
example of early Arabic technical writing ⓘ
influencedBy Greek astronomy ⓘ
Late Antique scientific tradition ⓘ
intendedUse instructional manual ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
mainSubject astrolabe ⓘ
philosophicalContextOfAuthor Hellenizing tradition ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Abbasid-era Middle East ⓘ
relatedTo history of astronomy ⓘ
history of scientific instruments ⓘ
medieval technical education ⓘ
religiousBackgroundOfAuthor Christian ⓘ
teaches how to construct an astrolabe ⓘ
how to read the astrolabe ⓘ
how to use an astrolabe for determining latitude ⓘ
how to use an astrolabe for timekeeping ⓘ
timePeriod medieval period ⓘ

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Qusta ibn Luqa → workAuthored → On the Use of the Astrolabe ⓘ