Al-ʿIjliyyah bint al-ʿIjliyy, known in the West as Maryam al-Astrulabi, was a 10th-century scientist who perfected the astrolabe, making it a key instrument for navigation, timekeeping, and astronomy. In this series “Pioneers”, TRT Balkan investigated its pioneering work and reshaped its history with the help of generative artificial intelligence.

In fact, long before satellites mapped the sky and smartphones could tell where you were, there was an instrument that could measure time, track the stars and guide you around the world – the astrolabe.

A remarkable woman owned it, producing some of its best designs in the 10th century. Her name was Al-ʿIjliyyah bint al-ʿIjliyy, known in the Western world as Maryam al-Astrulabi.

She was born in what is now Syria at a time when few women were enrolled in scientific circles.

Her father, a skilled astrolabe master known as Al-ʿIjliyy, taught her not only the craft of metal shaping but also mathematics and astronomy, which were the basis of that craft.

The astrolabe itself was a complex instrument consisting of engraved plates and rotating hands, designed to accurately map the sky. /tesheshi.com/

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