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QWhat is the purpose of the Astrolabe?

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  • A To calculate the area of a closed figure ✔ ✖
  • B To predict tides in shallow waters ✔ ✖
  • C To perform integration ✔ ✖
  • D To work out problems in spherical astronomy ✔ ✖
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Explanation: The Astrolabe was invented in the Hellenistic world in either the 1st or 2nd centuries BC and is often attributed to Hipparchus. It was effectively an analog computer capable of working out several different kinds of problems

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