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Ahmad ibn Khalaf, Astrolabe

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Ahmad ibn Khalaf (10th century)
Astrolabe, Baghdad, 10th century
Paris, Bibliothčque Nationale de France, inv. GE A 324

This astrolabe shows 17 stars on the rete and its tympanums are calibrated for various latitudes, including the latitude of Mecca (21°).