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A sky notebook kept for years

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Ages 7–9

Ibn Yunus was an astronomer who made observations over many years.

The book describes nearly thirty years of observations beginning in 977.

He observed with an astrolabe described as nearly 1.4 meters across.

1001 Inventions reports more than 10,000 entries about the Sun’s position in his observations.

PAUSE & WONDER

What could you learn by keeping the same kind of notes for many days?

PAUSE & WONDER

What could you learn by keeping the same kind of notes for many days?

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