A Treasure of World Heritage: Islamic Manuscripts in the Kandilli Observatory

A Treasure of World Heritage: Islamic Manuscripts in the Kandilli Observatory

Figure 1: Cover page of the book.

This is a review of a book bringing to light a collection of about 1300 Islamic scientific manuscripts on astronomy and various scientific topics in three languages (Turkish, Arabic and Persian). These manuscripts are held in the Library of Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute at Bogaziçi University in Istanbul.

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Persian manuscripts
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history of astronomy
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world heritage
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Islamic astronomy
muslim heritage
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