astrolabijum
Nekadašnja astronomska sprava za merenje visine Sunca i zvezda.
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astrolabe
IPA: / astʁolˈab /ETYM Old Eng. astrolabie, astrilabe, Old Fren. astrelabe, French astrolabe, Late Lat. astrolabium, from Greek astrolabon; astron star + lambanein, to take.
An early form of sextant.
Ancient astronomical instrument for taking altitudes.
Ancient navigational instrument, forerunner of the sextant. Astrolabes usually consisted of a flat disc with a sighting rod that could be pivoted to point at the Sun or bright stars.
From the altitude of the Sun or star above the horizon, the local time could be estimated.