Islamic astronomy
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Figure 1: Eclipse diagram for Greenwich Mean Time, February 21, 2008 (Source).
Arabic Eclipse Records Bring Light to Scientific Analysis of the Earth's Rotation
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A total eclipse of the Moon occurs during the night of...
Figure 1. A moon and sun figure of an Almanac. Topkapi Palace Museum, R 1711.
Scientific Contacts and Influences Between the Islamic World and Europe: The Case of Astronomy
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For more than a thousand years the Muslim East and the...
Figure 1: The determination of the prayer times according to the positions of the sun.
Principle and Use of Ottoman Sundials
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Muslim astronomers and engineers invented a variety of...
Figure 1: The figure of Ka'ba in Ibn Al-Saffâr's Al-Zîj al-Mukhtasar, Istanbul, Süleymaniye Library, MS Sehit Ali Pasha 2776/2.
Astronomical Observatories in the Classical Islamic Culture
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The modern astronomical observatory as a research institute...
Figure 1: The young Aydin Sayili. Courtesy of Dr. Hüseyin Gazi Topdemir.
Aydin Sayili (1913-1993) At Work: His Scientific Biography
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Aydin Sayili is one of the first eminent figures of the...
Interview with Professor George Saliba
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Welcome to another Muslim Heritage Radio Show. The aim of...
Interview with Dr. Rim Turkmani
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The tradition of Islamic astronomy is the main topic of the...
