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An astrolabe<span> is an elaborate </span>inclinometer<span>, historically used by </span>astronomers<span> and </span>navigators<span>, to measure the </span>inclined position<span> in the sky of a </span>celestial body<span>, day or night. It can thus be used to identify stars or planets, to determine local latitude given local time and vice versa, to survey, or to </span>triangulate<span>.</span>
It encouraged them to rely on observation and experimentation to support their conclusions.
We citizens decide who governs us. We control government.
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A quipu, or knot-record (also called khipu), was a method used by the Incas and other ancient Andean cultures to keep records and communicate information. In the absence of an alphabetic writing system, this simple and highly portable device achieved a surprising degree of precision and flexibility.