Astrolabe Asineus tax-exempt The resulting code is both

The resulting code is both beautiful and functional

The holder features a wrap-around print of the hand-coloured engraving ‘Novissima totius terrarum orbis tabula [Newest Map of the Whole Earth]’

Rudyerd's replacement became the first successful offshore-rock lighthouse in the world until it was destroyed in 1755 by a fire that started in the lantern

Tudor and Stuart Seafarers tells the compelling story of how a small island positioned on the edge of Europe transformed itself into the world's leading maritime power

Astrolabe Asineus tax-exempt The resulting code is bothPerfected by Arabic and Persian astronomers, by the end of the seventeenth century, the Astrolabe was the most used instrument in the history of Astronomy. One of the basic tools for astronomy education, the astrolabe can be used to tell the time, during the day or the night and to find the time and length of both sunrise and sunset. It can also be used to identify celestial objects in the night sky in order to determine latitude. Still in use today,