A Brief Introduction to Astronomy in the Middle East - Couverture souple

Steele, John M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0863564283 ISBN 13 : 9780863564284

Editeur : Saqi Books, 2008

Synopsis

The Middle East was both the birthplace of astronomy and the centre for its development during the medieval period. In this brief introduction John Steele offers an intriguing insight into the Middle Eastern achievements in astronomy and their profound influence on the rest of the world. Amongst other things, the book traces the Late Babylonians’ ingenious schemes for modelling planetary motion. It also reveals how medieval Islamic advances in the study of the heavens, and the design of precise astronomical instruments, led to breakthroughs by Renaissance practitioners such as Copernicus and Kepler. An invaluable introduction to one of the oldest sciences in the world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

John M. Steele is a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Durham, where he researches and teaches the history of astronomy. Also by the Same Author Observations and Predictions of Eclipse Times by Early Astronomers (Kluwer Academic Publishers)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Saqi Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0863564283
• ISBN 13: 9780863564284
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 140
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible