Two videos I ran across on YouTube: The first is a good, quick introduction to the tool LINK. The second is a very nice breakdown of a practical use of the astrolabe LINK.
The next step, and the last scale to be added to the back of my astrolabe, is the unequal hour scale. In the middle ages, there where several timekeeping systems in use, as opposed to the single one we use now. This next scale was designed to convert between two of these systems: The Equal […]
My class: The Astrolabe in Theory and Practice, will be taught at the Pennsic War. I am teaching the class twice: August 7 at 5pm and August 12 at 1pm. Handouts are limited to 15 per class with a fee of $5. Auditors welcome. The handout and the astrolabe files will be posted here the […]
My obsession with the astrolabe has gone on now for over 4 years. The number of projects is proliferating and I think it is time to make a place for them on the web. Over the next few months, as the mood takes me I will be modifying the handout for my astrolabe class into […]