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Astronomy

35 blueprints available • 17 subcategories

Blueprints (35)

Michelson's Stellar Interferometer

Michelson's Stellar Interferometer

by AstroIS

Optical

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Shot Tower
Hazardous

Shot Tower

by ForgeNO

TECHNOLOGY

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Impact Craters

Impact Craters

by AstroIS

Planetary

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The Theodolite

The Theodolite

by AstroIS

Astrometry

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The Marine Chronometer

The Marine Chronometer

by AstroIS

Astronomy

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Foucault Knife-Edge Test

Foucault Knife-Edge Test

by AstroIS

SCIENCES

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Aryabhata's Spinning Earth — A Torch, a Ball, and Day and Night

Aryabhata's Spinning Earth — A Torch, a Ball, and Day and Night

by AstroIS

Middle Ages

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Kepler's Laws — Draw a Planet's Ellipse with Two Pins and a String

Kepler's Laws — Draw a Planet's Ellipse with Two Pins and a String

by AstroIS

Scientific Revolution (1600–1760)

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Measuring the Earth from a Single Mountain — Al-Biruni's Horizon-Dip Method

Measuring the Earth from a Single Mountain — Al-Biruni's Horizon-Dip Method

by AstroIS

Middle Ages

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Measuring How Far the Sun Is Compared to the Moon — Aristarchus' Half-Moon Method

Measuring How Far the Sun Is Compared to the Moon — Aristarchus' Half-Moon Method

by AstroIS

Ancient

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Measuring the Circumference of the Earth — Eratosthenes' Shadow Method

Measuring the Circumference of the Earth — Eratosthenes' Shadow Method

by AstroIS

Ancient

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Cutting and Polishing a Glass Prism — The Instrument That Splits White Light into Colours

Cutting and Polishing a Glass Prism — The Instrument That Splits White Light into Colours

by PennyDK

Optics

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Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy

Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy

by AstroIS

Optics

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Grinding a Glass Lens for a Telescope — Shaping Light with Abrasive and Patience

Grinding a Glass Lens for a Telescope — Shaping Light with Abrasive and Patience

by PennyDK

Optics

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Building a Foucault Pendulum — Proving Earth Rotates with a Swinging Weight

Building a Foucault Pendulum — Proving Earth Rotates with a Swinging Weight

by AstroIS

Modern

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Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans

Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans

by AstroIS

Modern

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Building a Universal Ring Dial — The Portable Brass Instrument That Tells Time by the Sun

Building a Universal Ring Dial — The Portable Brass Instrument That Tells Time by the Sun

by AstroIS

Renaissance (1400–1600)

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Building an Arab Kamal — The Indian Ocean Navigator's Latitude Finder

Building an Arab Kamal — The Indian Ocean Navigator's Latitude Finder

by AstroIS

Middle Ages

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Building a Merkhet — The Egyptian Star Transit Instrument for Finding True North

Building a Merkhet — The Egyptian Star Transit Instrument for Finding True North

by AstroIS

Egyptians

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Building a Camera Obscura — Projecting the Sun and Eclipses Safely

Building a Camera Obscura — Projecting the Sun and Eclipses Safely

by AstroIS

Ancient

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Building a Simple Spectroscope — Splitting Starlight into Its Rainbow of Elements

Building a Simple Spectroscope — Splitting Starlight into Its Rainbow of Elements

by AstroIS

Astronomy

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Building a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope — Mirrors Instead of Lenses

Building a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope — Mirrors Instead of Lenses

by AstroIS

Renaissance (1400–1600)

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Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere

Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere

by AstroIS

Middle Ages

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Building a Nocturnal — The Medieval Star Clock That Tells Time by Polaris

Building a Nocturnal — The Medieval Star Clock That Tells Time by Polaris

by AstroIS

Middle Ages

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