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Learn to use the 13th-century astrolabe

Tom Wujec · TED

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About

Rather than demo another new technology, Tom Wujec reaches back to one of our earliest but most ingenious devices -- the astrolabe. With thousands of uses, from telling time to mapping the night sky, this old tech reminds us that the ancient can be as brilliant as the brand-new.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2009
Speaker
Tom Wujec
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Astronomy and space, History
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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