Astrolabe as portal to the universe, inventions across civilizations

• Main Authors: Safiai, M. H., Ibrahim, I. A., Jamsari, E. A., Nasir, B. M., Ahmad, M. Y.
• Format: Article
• Published: IAEME Publication 2017
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81359/; http://www.iaeme.com/MasterAdmin/UploadFolder/IJCIET_08_11_064/IJCIET_08_11_064.pdf.

This article overviews the history of astrolabe invention from early Greek astronomy until the peak of the golden age of Islamic astronomy (al-falaq). It also highlights the importance of the astrolabe as the key to learning about the universe, an instrument which outlasted civilisations, both Islam...