Besides ability to provide precise measurements of altitude, local time, and position of starts, al-Khujandi’s astrolabe is of astounding beauty. Credit: The Museum of Islamic Art, Doha: Marc ...

An inscription on the inside of the instrument states that it once belonged to the Italian mathematician and astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Reference: For a detailed description of this ...

Doha: Qatar National Library (QNL) is presenting a curated selection of rare Islamic scientific manuscripts at an exhibition titled 'Lines of Faith: Astronomy and the Art of the Astrolabe in the ...