# Learn to use the 13th-century astrolabe

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2009
- Speaker: Tom Wujec
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Astronomy and space, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_learn_to_use_the_13th_century_astrolabe)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Learn to use the 13th-century astrolabe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/tom_wujec_learn_to_use_the_13th_century_astrolabe/93ac8c397c22), 10 min (TED's player)