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Millenary of Abū Raiḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Birūni : [papers] presented on the occasion of al-Biruni International Congress, November 26, 1973 thru December 12, 1973, Pakistan.

Title
Millenary of Abū Raiḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Birūni : [papers] presented on the occasion of al-Biruni International Congress, November 26, 1973 thru December 12, 1973, Pakistan.
Author
Biruni International Congress (1973 : Karachi)
Publication
[Karachi? : s.n., 1973 or 1974]

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Additional Authors
  • Pakistan. Ministry of Education.
  • Unesco
  • Hamdard Foundation Pakistan.
Description
39 pt. in 1 : ill.; 31 cm.
Subject
  • Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 973?-1048 > Congresses
  • Science > Islamic Empire > History
Genre/Form
  • Conference papers and proceedings
  • History
Note
  • Cover title.
  • The papers are without overall numbering.
  • Some papers have title in Persian: Kungris-i ʻālamī-i Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī, Pākistān, 26 Nuvimbir -- 12 Dīsimbir 1973, bih munāsabat-i hazārah-i Abū Rayḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī.
  • "Sponsored by Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan, in co-operation with UNESCO, under the auspices of Hamdard National Foundation, Pakistan."
  • Contributions in English, French, Persian, Arabic, or Urdu, each paper forming one vol. of the set.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
  • Vol. 1. A newly discovered book of Al-Biruni Ghurrat-uz-Zijat and Al-Biruni's measurements of earth dimensions / Syed Samad Hussain Rizvi -- Source books of the Kitab al-saidana of Al-Biruni / Rana M. N. Ehsan Elahie -- An interpretation of Al-Biruni's account of the Hindu-Shahiyas of Kabul / Hussain Khan -- Al-Beruni's political role and philosophy / Abdus Salam Khurshid -- Al-Biruni's contribution to natural sciences / Abdur Rauf Nowsheravi -- The evolution of cosmology in the hands of Muslims upto [sic] the time of Al-Biruni / Syed Sibte Nabi Naqvi -- Abu Raihan Muhammad Ibn-i-Ahmad Al-Biruni: a restless genius in search of knowledge / G. Allana -- Al-Biruni's contribution to biological studies and concepts in his book 'Kitabal Jumahir fi Marifat-al-Jawahir' / M. A. H. Qadri -- Al-Biruni as an astrologer / K. B. Nasim -- Al-Biruni and Ibn Al-Haytham: a comparative study of scientific method / Anton Heinen -- Science history and religion: some reflections on the India of Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni / F. E. Peters -- The stations of Al-Biruni on the journey from Ghazna to Peshawar / A. D. H. Bivar -- Al-Biruni and Greek philosophy: an essay in philosophical erudition / Majid Fakhry -- The trigonometry of Al-Biruni / Ahmed Saidan -- Conception et pratique de la science chez Avicenne et Biruni / Roger Arnaldez -- Le message scientifique d'Al-Biruni et sa portee actuelle dans les pays Musulmans / M. Souissi -- Deux figures de savants et d'humanistes -- Biruni et Albert le Grand / Louis Gardet -- Al-Biruni as a mathemetician / S. M. Yusuf -- The Kitab al-Saydanah structure and approach / Kamal Muhammad Habib.
  • Vol. 2. Al-Biruni's India / A.M.A.R. Fatmi -- Al-Biruni's creeds as depicted in his works / Muhammad Saghir Hasan Masumi -- Al-Biruni's Indica: a re-evaluation / Amad Hasan Dani -- Lahore and Al-Biruni / Muhammad Waliullah Khan -- Al-Biruni's methodology and its sources / Obaidullah Qudsi -- Some glimpses of Al-Biruni as a geographer / Nafis Ahmad -- Encounter of cultures in the work of Al-Biruni / Jussi Aro -- Al-Biruni, one thousand years later / Lawrence Ziring -- Al-Biruni and the study of non-Islamic religions / Montgomery Watt -- Al-Biruni as philosopher / Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Al-Biruni's research methodology / Muhammad Waris Mir -- A part of Al-Biruni's Istikhraj al-autar fi'l Da'irah / Mohammed Saud -- Al-Biruini, the greatest astrologer of the times / M. S. Namus.
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^^^76372222^
OCLC
  • 2178709
  • SCSB-11095683
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