A Brief Introduction to Astronomy in the Middle EastThe Middle East was both the birthplace of astronomy and the center for its development during the medieval period, and this volume offers a fascinating insight into Arabic advances in astronomy and their profound influence on science in the rest of the world. This is the first of two titles published to launch a new series offering insight into Arabic advances in science and culture. Aimed at the general reader, the titles are illustrated and contain glossaries, indices, and suggestions for further reading. John M. Steele is a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Durham. |
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Illustrations | 7 |
Late Babylonian Astronomy | 39 |
Astronomy in the Greek and Roman Middle East | 67 |
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al-Haytham al-Ma'mun al-Sufis al-Tūsī Almagest altitude Anu Enlil astrolabe astrologers Astronomical Diaries astronomical observations astronomical phenomena astronomical tables astronomical theories Babylon Babylonian astronomers Baghdad calculate calendar caliph celestial body celestial equator celestial longitude centre constellations Copernicus dates Earth eclipse possibilities Enlil epicycle equant equinoxes example gnomon Greek astronomers heavens Hipparchus history of astronomy horoscopes Ibn al-Shatir Ibn al-Shatir's Ibn Yunus Islamic astronomers Jupiter king known Last Visibility latitude length longitude lunar eclipses Maragha mathematical medieval Islamic astronomers Mesopotamia methods Middle East millennium BC moon and planets moon crescent moon's motion move Muslim Nasir al-Din night Normal Stars number system observatory omens parameters period philosophical planetary and lunar positions prayer predicted problem Ptolemy Ptolemy's Almagest Ptolemy's astronomy qibla scholars Scorpio sexagesimal simple solar eclipses solstice sun and moon sun's synodic arc synodic month synodic phenomena tablet texts Ulugh Beg universe zodiac zodiacal sign