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Astronomical and navigational instruments
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Astrolabes and quadrants
Celestial navigation
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Astrolabe
Astrolabe7
astronomical t&e: astrolabe
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Persian)
astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Turkish)
Dividers
documentary artifact: globe, celestial
documentary artifact: globe, celestial(Islamic)
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Qibla indicator
timekeeping t&e: astrolabe(Persian)
timekeeping t&e: dial(compass)
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'Ali, Hajji
al-Jilani, Yusuf ibn Hajji
al-Yazdi, Muhammad Mahdi
al-Yazdi, Muhammad Muqim
Isfahani, Muhammad Baqir
Khalil, Muhammad
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Traders: The East India Company and Asia
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Garforth, Edmund St John
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