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History Survival Guide

A DIY Guide to Science History

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History Survival Guide

A DIY Guide to Science History

So, How to Build an Astrolabe: Mater – Back Plate

This week, build an astrolabe’s various calendars engraved on the back of the astrolabe

So, How to Build an Astrolabe: Mater – Front Limb

This week, build an astrolabe’s main body—mater—with common rings for the front outer limb

Overview of unequal hours

So, How to Build an Astrolabe: Tympan Plate – Unequal Hours

This week, build an astrolabe’s tympan—latitude—plate to represent the arcs for Unequal Hours

Overview of azimuth

So, How to Build an Astrolabe: Tympan Plate – Azimuth

This week, build an astrolabe’s tympan—latitude—plate to represent the Azimuth arcs

So, How to Build an Astrolabe: Tympan Plate – Horizon, Almucantar, and Twilight Arcs

This week, build an astrolabe’s tympan—latitude—plate to represent the Horizon, Almucantar, and Twilight arcs

So, How to Build an Astrolabe: Tympan Plate – Tropics and the Equator

This week, build an astrolabe’s tympan—latitude—plate to represent the Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, and Tropic of Cancer  

So, How to Build an Astrolabe: Overview

This week, break apart an astrolabe to begin to understand this strange ancient device  

So, Cistercian Numerals: Decoding an Antique Number System

This week, decode an ancient and uncommon European numeral system that uses overlapping glyphs

So, Find Your Latitude by Hand: Determine Latitude at Night

This week, find your latitude on land, boat, or hyper-futuristic train

So, Tap Code: A Simple Grid Guide

This week, (*tap tap*) communicate with a simple Morse Code-like cipher by tapping

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