GPS and its Islamic origins

KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Okt -- TERTARIK¿ Sebahagian pelajar Sekolah Menengah Kebangasaan Bukit Bandaraya melihat salah satu pameran interaktif pada 1001 Inventions : Kegemilangan Tamadun Muslim yang telah dirasmikan oleh Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin di Pusat Sains Negara di sini, hari ini. --fotoBERNAMA (2013) HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA

PETALING JAYA: Many of us are unaware that the Global Positioning System (GPS) we have all become accustomed to was created based on the discovery of a Muslim woman scholar.

The astrolabe, created by Mariam Al-Astrulabi during the 10th century in Aleppo, Syria, became invaluable for navigational purposes, time precision, geographical research and astronomy today.