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# A 1,000-year-old astrolabe sold at Sotheby's for £680,750; a pity that an instrument so popular in antiquity has been forgotten, along with the fundamentals of astronomy, though
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/na-sotbis-za-680-750-prodana-1000letniaia-astroliabiia-zhal-chto-stol-populiarnyi-v-drevnosti-instrument-okazalsia-zabytym-vmeste-s-osnovami-astronomii-vprochem/
- Published: 2017-04-27T03:38:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:45:46.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Art, Observations, Science, Education

A 1,000-year-old astrolabe sold at Sotheby's for £680,750; a pity that an instrument so popular in antiquity has been forgotten, along with the fundamentals of astronomy, though. How can one be educated without them?