How a Rare Islamic Astrolabe Helped Muslims, Jews and Christians Tell Time and Read Horoscopes

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/islamic-astrolabe-helped-muslims-jews-and-christians-tell-time/

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Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I do not understand why religions are mentioned here. No one says the Christian invented steam engine helped the Muslims and Jews. WTF Scientific America as religion has little to do with smart people making cleaver devices.

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- rockSlayer@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  The Islamic Golden Age isn’t called that just because scientific advancement happened in the Middle East.
  
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- nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  The astrolabe’s ability to tell the time during day or night made it an important part of medieval worship, Morrison says. This was especially true for Muslims, who—in addition to praying at specific times during the day—also needed to pray facing the specific direction of a sacred building in Mecca called the Kaaba
  
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