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Astronomy and astrology in the Islamic world

Title
Astronomy and astrology in the Islamic world / Stephen P. Blake.
Author
Blake, Stephen P.
Publication
  • Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]
  • ©2016

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TextUse in library JFE 17-1963Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Description
ix, 163 pages, 8 pages of plates : color illustrations; 24 cm
Series Statement
The new Edinburgh Islamic surveys
Uniform Title
New Edinburgh Islamic surveys.
Subject
  • Islamic astronomy > History
  • Islamic astrology > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158) and index.
Contents
From Egypt to Islam -- From Muhammad to the Seljuqs -- The observatory in Isfahan -- Astronomy and astrology in Al-Andalus -- The observatory in Maragha -- The observatory in Samarqand -- The observatory in Istanbul -- The observatory in Shahjahanabad -- Medieval and early-modern Europe -- Conclusion -- Glossary: astronomical instruments.
Call Number
JFE 17-1963
ISBN
  • 9780748649105
  • 0748649107
  • 9780748649099
  • 0748649093
LCCN
2016427604
OCLC
948973303
Author
Blake, Stephen P., author.
Title
Astronomy and astrology in the Islamic world / Stephen P. Blake.
Publisher
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
The new Edinburgh Islamic surveys
New Edinburgh Islamic surveys.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158) and index.
Local Note
AUTH: ST. OLAF COLLEGE. EXAMINES INFLUENCE OF MEDIEVAL MUSLIM SCIENCE ON DEV. OF ASTRONOMY.
Research Call Number
JFE 17-1963
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