Astrolabe Caja tax-exempt bringing naval heritage into your

bringing naval heritage into your home

the home of Greenwich Mean Time

in skilled hands

however small

saved the nation and shaped Britain's history

Astrolabe Caja tax-exempt bringing naval heritage into yourThe astrolabe (which means star taker in Greek) is used to tell the time during both the day and night, and to find the time and length of sunrise. It can also be used to identify celestial objects in the night sky in order to determine latitude. Perfected by Arabic and Persian astronomers, by the end of the seventeenth century the Astrolabe was the most used instrument in the history of Astronomy. This highly detailed and decorative astrolabe is made