Using an Astrolabe
by Emily Winterburn Published on: 10th August 2005
The history of the astrolabe begins more than two thousand years ago, but it is in the Islamic classical world that the astrolabe was highly developed and its uses widely multiplied. Introduced to Europe from…
Star-finders Astrolabes
by Cem Nizamoglu Published on: 7th September 2017
Over a thousand-year period in Muslim Civilisation, epoch-making discoveries and contributions, such as the first record of a star system outside our own galaxy were made. Also astronomical instruments including celestial globes, armillary spheres, sextants…
The Birth of Modern Astronomy
by Salim Al-Hassani - 1001 Book Chief Editor Published on: 18th January 2020
Some people, unaware of what was accomplished during Muslim civilisation, believe that astronomy died with the Greeks, and was brought to life again by Nicolas Copernicus, the 15th-century Polish astronomer who is famous for introducing…
Tentative Global Timeline of Contacts between the World of Islam and Western Europe: 7th -20th Cent.
by Omar Mubaidin Published on: 19th February 2008
The following timeline presents a survey of Muslim presence in Europe from the 7th century CE until the 20th century. It lists the various and different contacts that shaped the relations of Muslims with Western…
Development of Astronomy in Ottomans
by Yavuz Unat Published on: 28th September 2019
Generally, it is possible to study the development of astronomy in the Ottomans in three periods; The astronomy from the establishment of Ottomans to Ali Qushji’s arrival in the Ottomans (1299-1472); The astronomy from Ali…
When the World was Upside Down: Maps from Muslim Civilisation
by Cem Nizamoglu, Khaleel Shaikh Published on: 15th December 2017
Great scholars from Muslim Civilisation, indeed, turned the world upside down with their maps; not just metaphorically but world maps once were literally upside down (with south dipicted at the top).
The renaissance of astronomy in Baghdad in the 9th and 10th centuries
by David A King Published on: 19th February 2015
[Note of the editor] This article was published in 2003 as: David A. King, "The renaissance of astronomy in Baghdad in the ninth and tenth centuries: A list of publications, mainly from the last 50…
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim Ibn Yahya Al-Zarqali
by FSTC Published on: 18th July 2007
Al-Zarqali is an eminent Andalusian astronomer of the 11th century who was the foremost astronomer of his time. He excelled in different domains of theoretical and practical astronomy and left works that influenced greatly his…
Portable Cosmologies
by Alexandria Hejazi Tsagaris Published on: 8th July 2020
15-16th Century Italian-Islamic Exchanges of the Astrolabe and Effects on Visual Culture