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Arabic Eclipse Records Bring Light to Scientific Analysis of the Earth's Rotation |
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By: FSTC, Mon 18 February, 2008
A total eclipse of the Moon occurs during the night of Wednesday, February 20/21, 2008. The entire event is visible from large parts of our globe. On this occasion, we attract the attention of our readers to the historic contribution of the astronomers that worked in the Muslim lands in the study of such spectacular astronomical events. By analysing the eclipse records let by Arab and Muslim scholars of the past, the scientists today have drawn from them ground breaking results that help them in determining secular changes in the Earth's rotation.
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Illustrious Names in the Heavens: Arabic and Islamic Names of the Moon Craters |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 28 September, 2007
24 craters of the Moon bear names of Arabic and Islamic origin. In majority, these names are those of famous scholars of Islamic civilisation. We present below a list of those crater-names on the Moon, with their geographical coordinates and biographical sketches on the scholars thus honoured and immortalized.
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Precious Records of Eclipses in Muslim Astronomy and History |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 29 August, 2007
On the occasion of the lunar eclipse that occurs on 28 August 2007, we produce a short survey of some records of lunar and solar eclipses reported on in Muslim heritage, drawn from various sources, including astronomical texts of professional historians as well as the books of history, chronicles and annals.
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Muslims and the Moon |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 13 June, 2003
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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