Discoveries that changed the world | The astrolabe

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Maryam the astrolabe, or astrolabe, is a name that many may not know. I would not exaggerate if I say it is from educated people, especially those interested in women's issues and their role in society .. It is for those who do not know a Syrian Arab Muslim astronomer who succeeded in creating a complex machine similar to modern map devices, and this invention represents a quantum leap. In human civilization, a great step paved for the discovery of the earth, the knowledge of the positions of the stars, the solar system, the systems of marine and air navigation, aviation and guiding in travel, which is known today as "space science".

The global positioning system, or the navigation satellite system that is used to locate the locations of objects on the earth known internationally as "GPS", derived its method of work from the astrolabe, which was invented and presented to humanity by this genius scientist. And with it many scientific benefits, as she was one of the most brilliant sons of her era in mathematics and solving complex equations, and despite all that, she did not receive the fame and honor she deserved from those below her, and she was not mentioned by many references and books specialized in the biographies of Arab and Muslim inventors.

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Our history is rich in the names of thousands of Arab scholars, Muslims , and their achievements and what they gave to the human inventions and innovations that benefited all science and knowledge , and some of them still used so far, we review for you throughout the days of the month of Ramadan in the series " discoveries the world has changed , " some of the inventions and innovations made by Muslim scholars changed the face of Life through the ages.