Scientiae 2025: Istanbul, 16-19 September, Annual Conference

Session

W.4.1. How Can We Use the Astrolabe in Education to Inspire a New Generation?

19 Sept 2025, 11:00

ROOM 3 (D328) (Istanbul University Faculty of Letters)

Conveners

W.4.1. How Can We Use the Astrolabe in Education to Inspire a New Generation?

• Willem de Graaf (Utrecht University)

69. How Can We Use the Astrolabe in Education to Inspire A New Generation?

Willem de Graaf (Utrecht University)

19/09/2025, 11:00

Workshops or seminars

The astrolabe is one of the most prominent examples of mathematical ingenuity and craftsmanship in the Islamic scientific tradition. The astrolabe is a portable instrument with which the (apparent) movements of the sun and stars around the Earth can be represented. The main application of the astrolabe is the determination of time. Other applications include finding the position of the sun and...