https://padlet.com/lawsone912/pxth3vo5kxde The Amazing Astrolabe en-us 2016-09-29 13:30:48 UTC 2025-12-31 16:00:37 UTC hello@padlet.com lawsone912 https://padlet.com/lawsone912/pxth3vo5kxde/wish/127247195 An astrolabe is a tool used by the sailors.This device uses the stars to find latitude lines. 
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]]> 2016-09-29 13:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lawsone912/pxth3vo5kxde/wish/127247195 lawsone912 https://padlet.com/lawsone912/pxth3vo5kxde/wish/127304649 Not only is the astrolabe used for finding latitude lines, it can also be used to find the position of the sun and the stars.  

]]> 2016-09-29 15:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lawsone912/pxth3vo5kxde/wish/127304649 lawsone912 https://padlet.com/lawsone912/pxth3vo5kxde/wish/127305537 If the Europeans didn't have the astrolabe it would have been harder to find Africa, Asia, South and North America. ]]> 2016-09-29 15:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lawsone912/pxth3vo5kxde/wish/127305537 lawsone912 https://padlet.com/lawsone912/pxth3vo5kxde/wish/127308233 1.http://www.astrolabes.org/pages/history.htm

2.http://www.astrolabes.org/

3.http://www.thepirateking.com/historical/astrolabe.htm

4.http://www.astrolabes.org/pages/mariner.htm]]> 2016-09-29 15:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lawsone912/pxth3vo5kxde/wish/127308233 lawsone912 https://padlet.com/lawsone912/pxth3vo5kxde/wish/127585833 The astrolabe can help with that! When using this you can use the stars to find your destination. ]]> 2016-09-30 16:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lawsone912/pxth3vo5kxde/wish/127585833 lawsone912 https://padlet.com/lawsone912/pxth3vo5kxde/wish/127868221 In order to find the latitude lines the sun was measured during the day then the sun's declination was for that date then the 90 degree - measured altitude + declination. After you do that you would just sail on the latitude lines until you find your destination. ]]> 2016-10-03 13:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lawsone912/pxth3vo5kxde/wish/127868221