astrolabe

• n. [天] 星盤；天體觀測儀

詞根astro, 星。-labe, 詞源同lemma, 拿，握，定理。

astrolabe (n.)

mid-14c., from Old French astrelabe, from Medieval Latin astrolabium, from Greek astrolabos (organon) "star taking (instrument)," from astron "star" (see astro-) + lambanien "to take" (see analemma).

1. Mariners were also able to fix their latitude by using an instrument called astrolabe.

海員們還可使用星盤這種儀器確定緯度。

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2. Mariners were also able to fix their latitude , by using an instrument called an astrolabe.

海員們還可使用星盤這種儀器確定緯度.

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3. Other early instruments included the sextant and the astrolabe.

另外的早期儀器還有六分儀和星盤.

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4. On the astrolabe, an off - centered circle represents the orbit of the sun - the ecliptic.

在星盤上, 一個偏心的圓代表了太陽的運行軌道――黃道.

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5. We can compare Bhu - mandala with an astronomical instrument called an astrolabe, popular in the Middle Ages.

我們可以用Bhu -mandala 與一種叫做星盤的天文儀器作一個比較,這種儀器在中世紀十分常用.

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