Brief Introduction to Astronomy in the Middle East
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Islamic Golden Age
Islamic scholars
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medieval Islamic science
medieval period
Middle East
motion models
planetary models
planetary motion
precision instruments
Renaissance
science history
scientific influence
star charts
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- ISBN 9780863564284
- Weight: 147g
- Dimensions: 130 x 195mm
- Publication Date: 13 Mar 2008
- Publisher: Saqi Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Middle East was both the birthplace of astronomy and the centre for its development during the medieval period. John M. Steele traces the development of the Late Babylonians' ingenious schemes for modelling planetary motion. He reveals how medieval Islamic advances in the study of the heavens, and the design of precise astronomical instruments, led to breakthroughs by Renaissance practitioners such as Copernicus and Kepler. Steele offers a fascinating insight into the history of astronomy in the Middle East and its profound influence on the rest of the world.
John M. Steele is a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Durham.
