Object

Astrolabe

A source-backed article model for instruments, astronomy, navigation, teaching, and craft knowledge.

Article typeObject and instrument

Connected fieldAstronomy, navigation, education

Public modulesObject gallery, diagrams, people, source records

Overview

An astrolabe page should make an object legible to a general visitor: what it is, how it was used, which problems it helped solve, and how instrument-making connects mathematics, craft, astronomy, navigation, and teaching.

Craft, calculation, and teaching

The best public version of this article would combine a diagram, a short video, a glossary, and linked personality records. It can also hold rights-cleared museum images once the archive has permission or public-domain confirmation.

Research supportCivic Humanity Fund

United States civic profiles, public-service stories, and contributor onboarding

Reference linksWiki-backed starting points

These are starter references for review. Editors should preserve attribution and add stronger primary or specialist sources before final publication.

Open referenceWikipedia: Astrolabe

Open web sourceWikipedia: List of American Muslims

Public starter list used only for names/categories in the American Muslim seed dataset. Profile prose remains original editorial summary pending review.

Open web sourceMilitary History Fandom: American Muslims category

Military-history category used as a starter index for American Muslim service-related records. Verify each record before publication.

Image sourceManuscript scan: Zakhirat al-muead

A source record can store credit, rights status, public-domain reasoning, watermark settings, and where the image appears.

Book sourceMuqaddimah edition and translation

A book source can store author, title, publisher, year, page range, edition notes, archive URL, and citation text.

Private transcriptExpert interview transcript

A private transcript can store interviewee, interviewer, date, location, media type, approval status, and access limits.

Web sourceOpen encyclopedia reference

Open web articles should preserve source URL, access date, license, revision/date viewed, and attribution language.

Related personalities

People connected to this article shape

Astronomy and mathematics

Astrolabe

Overview

Craft, calculation, and teaching

People connected to this article shape

Al-Biruni

Maryam al-Asturlabi

Al-Khwarizmi

Ibn al-Haytham