1020 ⟶ Ibn Samh Constructs a Geared Mechanical Astrolabe

– Ibn Samh of Al-Andalus builds a geared mechanical astrolab...
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⚙️ Ibn Samh Constructs a Geared Mechanical Astrolabe

– Ibn Samh of Al-Andalus builds a geared mechanical astrolabe.⟶
Ibn Samh Constructs a Geared Mechanical Astrolabe (1020)
Islamic Golden AgeAstronomyAstrolabeMathematicsAl-AndalusScientific InstrumentsMiddle Ages
SpainSpain

🔭 Al-Zarqālī Constructs Equatorium and Universal Astrolabe

1087 – Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (Arzachel) builds the equatorium and universal latitude-independent astrolabe.⟶
Al-Zarqālī Constructs Equatorium and Universal Astrolabe (1028)
AstronomyAstrolabeIslamic Golden AgeScientific InstrumentsMathematicsAl-Andalus
SpainSpain

⚔️ Ferdinand I of León's Conquest of Galicia

Ferdinand I of León conquers the Kingdom of Galicia.⟶
Ferdinand I of León's Conquest of Galicia (1037)
Middle AgesReconquistaKingdom of LeónConquestTerritorial Expansion
SpainSpain

🔭 Al-Zarqālī's Discovery of Solar Apsidal Precession

al-Zarqālī in Islamic Spain discovers the apsidal precession of the Sun.⟶
Al-Zarqālī's Discovery of Solar Apsidal Precession (1058)
AstronomyIslamic Golden AgeMathematicsAl-AndalusMiddle AgesAstrology
SpainSpain

⚔️ Granada Massacre: Jewish Community Slaughtered

the Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and many others are killed in the 1066 Granada massacre.⟶
Granada Massacre: Jewish Community Slaughtered (1066)
Religious ViolencePersecutionAntisemitismJudaismAl-AndalusMassacre
SpainSpain

⚔️ Fall of Granada and End of the Reconquista

Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.⟶
Fall of Granada and End of the Reconquista (1492)
ReconquistaMuslimsCatholic MonarchsMiddle AgesMilitary HistoryReligious Conflict
SpainSpain