Astrolabe Asineus tax-exempt The holder features a wrap-around

The holder features a wrap-around print of the hand-coloured engraving ‘Novissima totius terrarum orbis tabula [Newest Map of the Whole Earth]’

and position of the photographer all combined to create a captivating

The telescope appears with the names Galileo and Metius

"Many disc antennas were pointed up at the sky exploring the secrets of the universe

Astrolabe Asineus tax-exempt The holder features a wrap-aroundPerfected by Arabic and Persian astronomers, by the end of the seventeenth century, the Astrolabe was the most used instrument in the history of Astronomy. One of the basic tools for astronomy education, the astrolabe can be used to tell the time, during the day or the night and to find the time and length of both sunrise and sunset. It can also be used to identify celestial objects in the night sky in order to determine latitude. Still in use today,