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memories-of-ancients · 3 months
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Brass astrolabe, Iran, circa 1650
from The Khalili Collections
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darksilvania · 1 year
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ANGLEFISH, TELESKEYE & ASTROLAZE (Water/Psychic) The stargazing pokemon
This family of fish pokemon have gained psychic powers after spending their whole lives gazing at the stars, basking in their cosmic energy, opening their minds to the powers of the universe. They know the movement of the stars up to hundres of years into the future and navigate around the seas following the star charts imprinted in their mind.
ANGLEFISH (Angelfish/Angle) is based on the juvenile of the Orbicular Batfish (Platax orbicularis) and a Sextant, a navigational instrument used for determining the angle between the horizon and a celestial body such as the Sun, the Moon, or a star, used in celestial navigation to determine latitude and longitude
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TELESKEYE (Telescope/Eye/Sky) is based on the Tripod Fish (Bathypterois grallator) and a Nautical Telescope with its tripod
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ASTROLAZE (Astrolabe/Gaze) is based on the Stargazers, a family of fish (Uranoscopidae) with eyes on top of their heads and an Astrolabe, an ancient astronomical instrument that was a handheld model of the universe used to help determine the ship's latitude from the height of the Pole Star or of the sun
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In ASTROLAZE's back there are 3 markings, these markings actually represent 3 different constellations, this are Pisces (The Fishes), Sextans (The Sextant) and Telescopium (The Telescope), making them references the line inspiration in stars and to its previous forms
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beauty-funny-trippy · 3 months
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Ultimate Word Tournament!
astrolabe (English) /ˈæs.tɹəˌleɪb/ an astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
apricity (English) /əpɹɪsəti/ (obsolete) The warmth of the Sun in winter.
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ltwilliammowett · 4 months
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Astrolabe, by Humfrey Cole, London, 1574 ,gilt brass; 88 mm in diameter
An astrolabe (Greek for "star-taker") or planisphere is a disc-shaped astronomical calculating and measuring instrument. It can be used to simulate the rotating sky and calculate star positions in order to determine the position and time.
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nyxshadowhawk · 11 months
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Ah, the Armillary sphere. Truly the most Wizard of home decor items.
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medievalistsnet · 13 days
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chasingrainbowsforever · 11 months
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~ Earth Tones ~
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ancientorigins · 24 days
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In an exciting new revelation, the Verona Astrolabe, an 11th-century masterpiece has been found to contain examples of Islamic, Jewish, and Christian scientific collaboration.
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whencyclopedia · 7 months
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Astrolabe
The astrolabe is an astronomical instrument used from around the 6th century to measure time and position by determining the altitude of heavenly bodies like the Sun and certain stars. Measurements were taken in reference to the viewer's horizon and the meridian and using a representation or map of the sky with a measuring scale engraved on the instrument itself.
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seawing-vibes · 9 months
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Finally finished up some oc basefills!! These are surprisingly hard pfh, but fun !! In order this is Noctilu, Acacia, and General Hail! The latter two are v old ocs of mine that have been redesigned <3
Okay heres some bonus stuff!! I really liked how some of the lineart was done so here is the raw lineart for anyone interested + a speedpaint (?) of General Hail’s design process ! These guys were really fun to work on despite it taking me so long for no good reason ,,, heres some design notes on them all <3
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Noctilu has a Lancier attached to the leather holster as he is the main fisher aboard the pirate ship he is part of
Noct’s line-wing patterns arent always visible, but some nightwing seers claim that the lines help them trace future timelines. Since Noct is a Nightwing Hybrid he wonders if those claims hold any truth
Acacia is a botanist out of the Scorpion Den ! Her bag is filled with journals, loose note paper, and writing supplies.
General Hail was hard as fuck to design guh . He is purple because I want him to be <3
Although he was part of the War of Sandwing Succession, he was born without his back leg and has had a prosthetic forever! Plus he was a very skilled fighter so most of his scars were inflicted by those he let harm him for whatever reason he had in the moment
Astrolabe I gave up on trying to redesign I’m so sorry bud. Hes Married to Noctilu (they have matching earring) and is the ships cartographer / navigator, so his quiver is actually filled with maps and scrolls. He keeps his actual astrolabe and sextant in his bags.
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memories-of-ancients · 9 months
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Brass astrolabe, Morocco, circa 1700
from The Khalili Collections
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Exploded view of an Astrolabe
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▪︎ Hindu astrolabe.
Date: 1870
Place of origin: Rajasthan
Maker: Sivalada
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Ultimate Word Tournament!
Season 2
extemporaneous (English) /ɛksˌtɛmpɚˈeɪni.əs/ Without advance preparation, impromptu, improvised.
astrolabe (English) /ˈæs.tɹəˌleɪb/ An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
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ltwilliammowett · 11 months
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The Ship Astrolabe of Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790-1845) stuck in an Ice Floe in Antarctica, 6 Feb.1838, by Ambroise Louis Garneray (1783- 1857)
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