From Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com: This Giant 400-Year-Old Astrolabe—Made by Mughal Master Craftsmen and Owned by Royalty—Fetched Millions at Auction
A 17th-century brass astrolabe, said to be the "perhaps the largest in existence" by Sotheby's Benedict Carter, is up for auction in London on Wednesday. The BBC reports that it's…
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