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An astrolabe is a tool used for navigation by sailors at sea. It can be used to find one's latitude by looking at the north star, and general location. The astrolabe finds the angle between the horizon and an object being observed.
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Who was the captain of the astrolabe?
There was no "captain" for the astrolabe. It was navigational tool used on the ships to guide them. The captain of the ship or the pilot used it.
They used what ancient Greek device to find latitude?
Astrolabe
What best characterizes an astrolabe?
Renaissance invention to accurately maneuver ships
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compass, and the astrolabe
Which is device used to determine a ships latitude?
Astrolabe
A sentence with astrolabe?
I used an astrolabe because i felt like it.
Use the word Astrolabe in a sentence?
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How do you may astrolabe on alchemy classic?
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How does an astrolabe connect to astronomy?
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What part of speech is astrolabe?
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How do you make astrolabe on alchemy classic?
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How did sailors use a astrolabe?
a sailor uses an astrolabe by using it to tell latitude
