A Brief Introduction to Astronomy in the Middle East
Seiten
2008
Saqi Books (Verlag)
978-0-86356-428-4 (ISBN)
Saqi Books (Verlag)
978-0-86356-428-4 (ISBN)
Traces the development of the Late Babylonians' ingenious schemes for modelling planetary motion. This work 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.
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.
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.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.3.2008 |
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Zusatzinfo | Illustrations, unspecified |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 130 x 195 mm |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte |
Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
ISBN-10 | 0-86356-428-3 / 0863564283 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-86356-428-4 / 9780863564284 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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