Islamic Astronomy and Geography,
Aldershot &
Contents: II From inscriptions to context: Some Islamic astronomical instruments and their secrets (no. 228) III Illustrations in Islamic scientific manuscripts (no. 149) IV Aspects of Fatimid astronomy: From hard-core mathematical astronomy to architectural orientations in Cairo (no. 195) V Mamluk astronomy and the institution of the muwaqqit (no. 180) VI On the history of astronomy in the medieval Maghrib (see no. 239) VII A Hellenistic astrological table deemed worthy of being penned in gold ink: The Arabic tradition of Vettius Valens’ auxiliary function for finding the length of life (no. 224, newly formatted) VIII The sacred geography of Islam (no. 238) IX Al-Bazdawî and the qibla in early Islamic Transoxania (no. 65) X Too many cooks ... – A newly-rediscovered account of the first Islamic geodetic measurements (no. 201) XI A world-map in the tradition of al-Bîrûnî (ca. 1040) and al-Khâzinî (ca. 1120) presented by Sirâj al-Dîn al-Sajâwandî (1210) (no. 240) XII Mathematical geography in 15th-century Egypt – An episode in the decline of Islamic science (no. 245, newly formatted)
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