The easy-to-assemble astrolabe kit can be used to enrich our understanding of astronomy and mathematics.
- Star calculations
- Measure altitude of distant objects
- Discover time by the sun and/or stars
- Calculate sunrise
- Determine latitude, and more
This Renissance invention revolutionized how humans performed astronomical calculations. Now you, too, can own one of these marvelous instruments and learn how to use it. Created by Dr. Jim Lattis of the university of Wisconsin-Madison and Dr. Sara Schechner of harvard university, this new astrolabe kit is based on an astrolabe made by Jean Fusoris of Paris around A.D. 1400.