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Leiden NL: E. J. Brill. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 9004099689 . As new ; A bright, solid book in NF condition, text unmarked, unclipped. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Text in Arabic and English ; Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science, Vol 23; 9.5 X 6.4 X 1.4 inches; 461 pages; "An Islamic Response to Greek Astronomy is an edition, translation of and commentary on the astronomical work of the fourteenth-century Central Asian religious scholar sadr al-Shari'a al-Bukhari. sadr al-Shari'a develops the works of the thirteenth-century Maragha researchers, which set the tone for the astronomical research until the eventual demise of Ptolemaic astronomy.This work elucidates the development and achievement of the long tradition of reforming Ptolemaic astronomy. It corroborates other evidence that scientific creativity persisted well beyond the eleventh century, a period often viewed as an age of cultural decline and stagnation.…
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An Islamic Response to Greek Astronomy: Kitāb Ta'dīl Hay'at Al-Aflāk of Sadr Al-Sharī'a. Edited with Translation and Commentary Hardcover - 1997
by Ahmad Dallal
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- Title An Islamic Response to Greek Astronomy: Kitāb Ta'dīl Hay'at Al-Aflāk of Sadr Al-Sharī'a. Edited with Translation and Commentary
- Author Ahmad Dallal
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 472
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brill
- Date August 1997
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9789004099685 / 9004099689
- Weight 2.13 lbs (0.97 kg)
- Dimensions 9.64 x 6.44 x 1.38 in (24.49 x 16.36 x 3.51 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95012871
- Dewey Decimal Code 520
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