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Astronomy

24 blueprints available • 17 subcategories

Blueprints (24)

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

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Astronomy

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

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

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Space

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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

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Optics

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Bumuo ng Foucault Pendulum — Patunayan ang Pag-ikot ng Daigdig

Bumuo ng Foucault Pendulum — Patunayan ang Pag-ikot ng Daigdig

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Space

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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

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Sea

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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

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Astronomy

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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

ni AstroIS

Archaeoastronomy

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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

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Space

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Building a Camera Obscura — Projecting the Sun and Eclipses Safely

Building a Camera Obscura — Projecting the Sun and Eclipses Safely

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Space

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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

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Ancient

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Building a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope — Mirrors Instead of Lenses

Building a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope — Mirrors Instead of Lenses

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Space

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Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere

Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere

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Metalworking

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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

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Middle Ages

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Using a Viking Sunstone — Navigating by Polarized Skylight with Iceland Spar

Using a Viking Sunstone — Navigating by Polarized Skylight with Iceland Spar

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Astronomy

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Preparing a Viking Sunstone — Selecting and Cleaving Optical Calcite for Navigation

Preparing a Viking Sunstone — Selecting and Cleaving Optical Calcite for Navigation

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Archaeoastronomy

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Building a Mural Quadrant — The Wall-Mounted Instrument for Precise Star Positions

Building a Mural Quadrant — The Wall-Mounted Instrument for Precise Star Positions

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Archaeoastronomy

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Building a Galilean Telescope — The Instrument That Changed Our View of the Universe

Building a Galilean Telescope — The Instrument That Changed Our View of the Universe

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Space

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Building a Copernican Orrery — A Mechanical Model of the Heliocentric Solar System

Building a Copernican Orrery — A Mechanical Model of the Heliocentric Solar System

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Renaissance (1400–1600)

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Building a Cross-Staff — The Medieval Navigator's Angle-Measuring Instrument

Building a Cross-Staff — The Medieval Navigator's Angle-Measuring Instrument

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Astronomy

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Building a Brass Astrolabe — The Islamic Golden Age Instrument That Mapped the Sky

Building a Brass Astrolabe — The Islamic Golden Age Instrument That Mapped the Sky

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Sea

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