Mariam Al Astrulabi's astrolabe? Maryam Al Ijlya from Aleppo

In our modern age, global positioning systems help us find our bearings and track our location. Telescopes help us observe the sky.  But how was this possible one thousand years ago?  How did they find their way, how did they measure the distance between stars, and how were they able to calculate the height of…

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