Astrolabes are used to calculate how the sky will look at a specific place at a given time and were one of the basic astronomy education tools in the late Middle Ages. Though they have fallen out of use, they are still beautiful to look at.
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These look pretty. And then I remember I read that fact that they were made in the Middle Ages. And then I become amazed...
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i seriously love these things. they look so beautiful, so intricate. i want one.
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