An Islamic Response to Greek Astronomy Kitab Ta'dil Hay'at Al-Aflak of Sadr Al-Shari'a. Edited with Translation and Commentary by Ahmad S. Dallal (English, Arabic Edition)
by Dallal, Ahmad S
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- ISBN 10
- 9004099689
- ISBN 13
- 9789004099685
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Leiden NL: E. J. Brill. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 9004099689 . As new ; A bright, solid book in NF condition, text unmarked, unclipped. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Text in Arabic and English ; Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science, Vol 23; 9.5 X 6.4 X 1.4 inches; 461 pages; "An Islamic Response to Greek Astronomy is an edition, translation of and commentary on the astronomical work of the fourteenth-century Central Asian religious scholar sadr al-Shari'a al-Bukhari. sadr al-Shari'a develops the works of the thirteenth-century Maragha researchers, which set the tone for the astronomical research until the eventual demise of Ptolemaic astronomy.This work elucidates the development and achievement of the long tradition of reforming Ptolemaic astronomy. It corroborates other evidence that scientific creativity persisted well beyond the eleventh century, a period often viewed as an age of cultural decline and stagnation. sadr al-Shari'a's knowledge of and competence in a diverse variety of disciplines is a compelling example of the state of education and level of scholarship in a fourteenth-century Muslim urban setting." .
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- Title
- An Islamic Response to Greek Astronomy Kitab Ta'dil Hay'at Al-Aflak of Sadr Al-Shari'a. Edited with Translation and Commentary by Ahmad S. Dallal (English, Arabic Edition)
- Author
- Dallal, Ahmad S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 9004099689
- ISBN 13
- 9789004099685
- Publisher
- E. J. Brill
- Place of Publication
- Leiden NL
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- 9004099689, Islam, Astronomy, ptolemaic, PHILOSOPHY
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- Astronomy;
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