astrolabe (Crossword)
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- An early form of sextant
- Analog computer
- French word used in English
- French word in the English language
- Greek invention
- Historical scientific instrument
- Mechanical calculator
- Old navigation instrument
- Old navigational instrument
- Predecessor of the sextant
- Sextant
- Sextant`s forerunner
- Sextant`s predecessor
Definitions of “astrolabe”
If the answer you seek is not in the answers above these definitions may help solving your crossword puzzle.• Ancient navigational instrument, forerunner of the sextant
• A stereographic projection of the sphere on the plane of a great circle
• An astrolabe is an instrument used to make astronomical measurements
• An instrument for observing or showing the positions of the stars
• An Arabic and medieval European sighting instrument on an altazimuth mounting
• An ancient instrument used for measuring the altitudes of celestial objects
• {citation style|date=July 2013} An astrolabe (ἀστρολάβος astrolabos
• Any of a type of early scientific instrument used for reckoning time and for observational purposes
• A circular instrument with a moveable arm for calculating the altitude of the sun and plotting the positions of the stars
• An astrolabe is an instrument that was used to determine the altitude of objects in the sky (like the sun or stars)
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