1994, ISBN: 0814780237

[EAN: 9780814780237], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 4.0], [PU: New York, London: New York University Press], IX, 340 p.: Ill. Lediglich der Einband ist leicht berieben, sonst ein tadello… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780814780237], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 4.0], [PU: New York, London: New York University Press], IX, 340 p.: Ill. Lediglich der Einband ist leicht berieben, sonst ein tadelloses Exemplar / Only the binding is slightly rubbed, otherwise a pristine copy. - Based on the most recent manuscript discoveries, this book broadly surveys developments in Arabic planetary theories from the eleventh century to the fifteenth. Taken together, the primary texts and essays assembled in this book reverse traditional beliefs about the rise and fall of Arabic science, demonstrating how the traditional "age of decline" in Arabic science was indeed a "Golden Age" as far as astronomy was concerned. Some of the techniques and mathematical theorems developed during this period were identical to those employed by Copernicus in developing his own non-Ptolemaic astronomy. Significantly, this volume will shed much-needed light on the conditions under which such theories were developed in medieval Islam. It clearly demonstrates the distinction that was drawn between astronomical activities and astrological ones, and reveals, contrary to common perceptions about medieval Islam, the accommodation that was obviously reached between religion and astronomy, and the degree to which astronomical planetary theories were indeed supported, and at times even financed, by the religious community itself. This is in stark contrast to the systematic attacks the same religious community leveled against astrology. / Contents Preface Introduction I. General Background of Arabic Astronomy 1. The Development of Astronomy in Medieval Islamic Society 2. Astrology/Astronomy, Islamic II. Development of Planetary Theories 3. Iban Sina and Abu Ubayd al-Juzjani: The Problem of the Ptolemaic Equant 4. The First Non-Ptolemaic Astronomy at the Maraghah School 5. The Original Source of Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi’s Planetary Model 6. A Medieval Arabic Reform of the Ptolemaic Lunar Model 7. The Role of the Almagest Commentaries in Medieval Arabic Astronomy: A Preliminary Survey of Tusi’s Redaction of Ptolemy ’ s AImagest III. Observations and Observatories 8. An Observational Notebook of a Thirteenth-Century Astronomer 9. Solar Observations at the Maraghah Observatory before 1275: A New Set of Parameters 10. The Determination of the Solar Eccentricity and Apogee According to Mu’ayyad al-Din al-Urdi 11. The Determination of New Planetary Parameters at the Maragha Observatory IV. Theory and Observation 12. Theory and Observation in Islamic Astronomy: The Work of Ibn al-Shatir of Damascus V. Arabic Astronomy and Copernicus 13. The Role of Maragha in the Development of Islamic Astronomy: A Scientific Revolution before the Renaissance 14. The Astronomical Tradition of Maragha: A Historical Survey and Prospects for Future Research 15. Arabic Astronomy and Copernicus Bibliography Index About the Author. ISBN 9780814780237 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 540, Books<

1994, ISBN: 0814780237

[EAN: 9780814780237], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: New York, London: New York University Press], IX, 340 p.: Ill. Lediglich der Einband ist leicht berieben, sonst ein tadelloses Exempla… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780814780237], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: New York, London: New York University Press], IX, 340 p.: Ill. Lediglich der Einband ist leicht berieben, sonst ein tadelloses Exemplar / Only the binding is slightly rubbed, otherwise a pristine copy. - Based on the most recent manuscript discoveries, this book broadly surveys developments in Arabic planetary theories from the eleventh century to the fifteenth. Taken together, the primary texts and essays assembled in this book reverse traditional beliefs about the rise and fall of Arabic science, demonstrating how the traditional "age of decline" in Arabic science was indeed a "Golden Age" as far as astronomy was concerned. Some of the techniques and mathematical theorems developed during this period were identical to those employed by Copernicus in developing his own non-Ptolemaic astronomy. Significantly, this volume will shed much-needed light on the conditions under which such theories were developed in medieval Islam. It clearly demonstrates the distinction that was drawn between astronomical activities and astrological ones, and reveals, contrary to common perceptions about medieval Islam, the accommodation that was obviously reached between religion and astronomy, and the degree to which astronomical planetary theories were indeed supported, and at times even financed, by the religious community itself. This is in stark contrast to the systematic attacks the same religious community leveled against astrology. / Contents Preface Introduction I. General Background of Arabic Astronomy 1. The Development of Astronomy in Medieval Islamic Society 2. Astrology/Astronomy, Islamic II. Development of Planetary Theories 3. Iban Sina and Abu Ubayd al-Juzjani: The Problem of the Ptolemaic Equant 4. The First Non-Ptolemaic Astronomy at the Maraghah School 5. The Original Source of Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi’s Planetary Model 6. A Medieval Arabic Reform of the Ptolemaic Lunar Model 7. The Role of the Almagest Commentaries in Medieval Arabic Astronomy: A Preliminary Survey of Tusi’s Redaction of Ptolemy ’ s AImagest III. Observations and Observatories 8. An Observational Notebook of a Thirteenth-Century Astronomer 9. Solar Observations at the Maraghah Observatory before 1275: A New Set of Parameters 10. The Determination of the Solar Eccentricity and Apogee According to Mu’ayyad al-Din al-Urdi 11. The Determination of New Planetary Parameters at the Maragha Observatory IV. Theory and Observation 12. Theory and Observation in Islamic Astronomy: The Work of Ibn al-Shatir of Damascus V. Arabic Astronomy and Copernicus 13. The Role of Maragha in the Development of Islamic Astronomy: A Scientific Revolution before the Renaissance 14. The Astronomical Tradition of Maragha: A Historical Survey and Prospects for Future Research 15. Arabic Astronomy and Copernicus Bibliography Index About the Author. ISBN 9780814780237 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 540, Books<

1994, ISBN: 9780814780237

[ED: Paperback], [PU: New York University Press], A History of Arabic Astronomy is a comprehensive survey of Arabic planetary theories from the eleventh century to the fifteenth century b… Mehr…

[ED: Paperback], [PU: New York University Press], A History of Arabic Astronomy is a comprehensive survey of Arabic planetary theories from the eleventh century to the fifteenth century based on recent manuscript discoveries. George Saliba argues that the medieval period, often called a period of decline in Islamic intellectual history, was scientifically speaking, a very productive period in which astronomical theories of the highest order were produced. Based on the most recent manuscript discoveries, this book broadly surveys developments in Arabic planetary theories from the eleventh century to the fifteenth. Taken together, the primary texts and essays assembled in this book reverse traditional beliefs about the rise and fall of Arabic science, demonstrating how the traditional "age of decline" in Arabic science was indeed a "Golden Age" as far as astronomy was concerned. Some of the techniques and mathematical theorems developed during this period were identical to those which were employed by Copernicus in developing his own non-Ptolemaic astronomy. Significantly, this volume will shed much-needed light on the conditions under which such theories were developed in medieval Islam. It clearly demonstrates the distinction that was drawn between astronomical activities and astrological ones, and reveals, contrary to common perceptions about medieval Islam, the accommodation that was obviously reached between religion and astronomy, and the degree to which astronomical planetary theories were supported, and at times even financed, by the religious community itself. This in stark contrast to the systematic attacks leveled by the same religious community against astrology. To students of European intellectual history, the book reveals the technical relationship between the astronomy of the Arabs and that of Copernicus. Saliba's definitive work will be of particular interest to historians of Arabic science as well as to historians of medieval and Renaissance European science., DE, [SC: 3.50], wie neu, privates Angebot, 340, [GW: 700g], [PU: New York, London], Banküberweisung, Internationaler Versand, [CT: Geschichte/Politik / Wissenschaftsgeschichte]<