Planispheric Astrolabe, dated A.H. 1065/ A.D. 1654–55, Attributed to Iran, Mashhad, Brass and steel; cast and hammered, pierced and engraved, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Metal, Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi (active 1643–89), Astrolabes of this size were not precise enough for astronomical observations, but served well for telling time, and astrologers could use them to determine the position of a planet relative to the different astrological houses
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Planispheric Astrolabe, dated .H, 1065/ .D, 1654–55, Attributed, Iran, Mashhad, Brass, steel, cast, hammered, pierced, engraved, H, 8 1/2, 21.6, cm, Metal, Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi, active, 1643–89, Astrolabes, size, precise enough, astronomical observations, served well, telling time, astrologers, determine, position, planet relative, different astrological houses
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