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Astronomy and astrology in the Islamic world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blake, Stephen P. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]
Series:New Edinburgh Islamic surveys.
Subjects:
Islamic astronomy > History.
Islamic astrology > History.
Table of 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.