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Observatories In Islam |
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By: Prof. Aydin Sayili, Wed 02 March, 2005 |
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The observatory as an organised and state sponsored activity began with in the Islamic world. Much progress was made in this area, particularly in eastern parts of the Islamic world.
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Astrology for the Ottomans |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 29 September, 2004 |
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Among the Ottomans there was constant controversy over whether astrology violated the principles of reason and religion. Although many Islamic scholars judged astrology to contravene religion, astronomers continued to interpret the heavens, and sultans to act on their advice.
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Modelling the Stars |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 30 June, 2004 |
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The measurement of the positions of the stars was developed and refined by scientists of the Muslim world and many kinds of Models were developed. These are described here
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Camera Ibn Al-Haytham |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 03 October, 2003 |
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The camera is one of the most powerful instruments ever invented. Still photographs and moving pictures have provided man the ability to record and display images of every kind - from the first few cells of a human embryo to galaxies, billions of light years away.
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Aspects of Mineralogy and Gemology in Muslim Civilisation |
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By: Prof. Abdulkader M. Abed, Thu 08 May, 2003 |
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Many Muslim scholars dealt with minerals and gems and wrote monographs on the subject. The golden age of their writings was the 4th-5th century after Hijra (AH) (10th-11th century AD).
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Muslims and the Moon |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 13 June, 2003 |
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At a conference of the International Astronomical Union in 1935, ‘Lunar Formations' and their names were decided upon. Of the 672 formations, 609 were named after distinguished persons, 13 formations were given the names of major Muslim astronomers.
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The Samarqand Observatory |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 20 December, 2002 |
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The observatory of Samarqand dates from 1424AD and was a `monumental' building equipped with a huge meridian, made of masonry, a ‘Fakhri sextant’, of a radius of 40.4 metres. It was built By Uluh Beg (1394-1449).
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The Legacy of Ulugh Beg |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 27 December, 2001 |
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Kevin Krisciunas writes on The Legacy of Ulugh Beg. Although he recognising the crucial role of Islamic observation, he still finds sources of disagreement with the notion that the Samarqand observatory exerted decisive influence on Europe.
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The impact of Al-Battani on European Astronomy |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 27 December, 2001 |
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Al-Battani used the widest variety of instruments: astrolabes, tubes, a gnomon divided into twelve parts, a celestial globe with five armillaries, parallax rules, a mural quadrant, sundials, vertical as well as horizontal.
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Astronomical Observatories in the Classical Islamic Culture |
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By: FSTC Research Team, Thu 27 December, 2001 |
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FSTC Research Team The modern astronomical observatory as a research institute (as opposed to a private observation post as was the case in ancient times) is a creation of the Islamic scientific tradition. Since the early 9th century, the astronomers of Islamic lands worked in astronomical observtories in which they performed precise observations of the skies and produced accurate astronomical tables. The Islamic observatory was a dynamic scientific specialized institution with its own scientific staff, director, astronomical program, large astronomical instruments and building. Islamic observatories were also the earliest institutions to emphasize group research and in them theoretical investigations went hand in hand with observations.
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