User:Guau1998/Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world

The astrolabe was arguably the most important instrument created and used for astronomical purposes in the medieval period. Its invention in early medieval times required immense study and much trial and error in order to find the right method of which to construct it to where it would work efficiently and consistently (Berggren). The astrolabe’s original purpose was to allow one to find the altitudes of the sun and many visible stars, during the day and night, relatively (Abbasi). However, they have ultimately come to provide great contribution to the progress of mapping the globe, thus resulting in further exploration of the sea, which then resulted in a series of positive events that allowed the world we know today to come to be (Castro). The astrolabe has served many purposes over time, and it has shown to be quite a key factor from medieval times to the present.