Instruments from Muslim Spain and North Africa
Mathematics was enthusiastically studied in the Islamic culture of medieval Spain. Toledo [1] was an important centre of learning, but scholars also travelled further afield: the maker of [2] was born in Zaragossa but studied in Egypt. The similarities in design between the Spanish astrolabes and a slightly later example from North Africa [4] show that styles of manufacture also travelled widely.
Other narratives:
Related Objects:
- Inventory No. 55331, "Astrolabe, by Ibrahim ibn Sa'id al-Sahli, Toledo, 1068" [1924-0/part], Ibrahim ibn Sa'id al-Sahli
- Inventory No. 52473, "Astrolabe, by Muhammad ibn Sa`id as-Sabban, Guadalajara, 1081/2" [1957-84/157], Muhammad ibn Sa`id as-Sabban
- Inventory No. 50934, "Astrolabe, by Muhammad ibn Fattuh al-Khamairi, Seville, 1224/5" [1924-0/part], Muhammad ibn Fattuh al-Khamairi
- Inventory No. 53556, "Astrolabe, North African, 14th Century?" [1924-0/part]