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Français : Globe céleste, Isfahan (?), Iran, 1144. Signé Yunus b.al-Husayn al-Asturlabi.
Bronze gravé incrusté d'Argent, exposé au Musée du Louvre - MAO 824 - salle B - vitrine 44
Instrument d'étude et de mesure, un astrolabe sphérique est un modèle tridimensionnel des cieux. Celui-ci est le 3e plus ancien conservé au monde.
English: Celestial Globe, Isfahan (?), Iran, 1144. Signed Yunus b.al-Husayn al-Asturlabi.
Shown at the Louvre Museum. Engraved bronze inlaid with silver. A spherical astrolabe is a three dimensional model of the universe for observation and measurement. This globe, the 3rd oldest surviving in the world, shows the 48 constellations identified by the Greek Ptolemy in Alexandria. The 1025 stars are represented by silver dots that vary in size according the the observed brightness of each one.
The inscription states that Yunus recalculated the coordinates taking into account the lapse of time between Ptolemy's work and his ownالعربية: اسطرلاب فارسي، من صنع يونس ب. الحسين الأسطرلابي سنة 1144
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Media in category "Celestial Globe - 1144 - Iran - Louvre museum - MAO 824"
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Celestial Globe with Stand, Iran, 1144-45, Louvre.jpg 2,690 × 3,686; 5.14 MB
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Globe Celeste Louvre Asturlabi DSC 0713.JPG 3,872 × 2,592; 2.08 MB
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Isfahan (forse), globo celeste firmato yunus b. al-husayn al-asturlabi, 1144.JPG 2,052 × 2,772; 3.02 MB