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Preferred term

Astrolabes  

Definition

  • Instruments designed to observe the positions and measure the altitude of celestial bodies; used from the 2d c. B.C., until superseded by sextants [AAT 94]

Broader concept

Notation

  • 114117

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-Q7LPQL6R-L

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