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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 Christian West, notwithstanding the differences in...
Figure 1. Suleyman Pasa Madrasa, Iznik, Turkey.
How Islam Inspired Scientific Advance
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The impact of Islam permeated so many spheres of knowledge and produced phenomenal achievements that one is...
Figure 1. A class at the Gazanfer Aga Madrasa founded in 1566 (Image from Divan-i Nadiri, Topkapi Palace Museum Library, H. 899).
The Emergence of Scientific Tradition in Islam
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The definition and nature of science has long been an intriguing philosophical dilemma. In this essay Prof....
Transfer of Modern Science and Technology to the Ottoman State
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This article will provide a short introduction to the history of scientific activities in the Ottoman world...
Transfer of Islamic Technology to the West
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The article covers the avenues which led to the transfer of the Islamic knowledge, from Al Andalus, Sicily...
The Ottoman Empire and Europe: Cultural Encounters
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This article mainly covers the cultural encounters between Europe and the Ottomans who had become immediate...
