World-Maps for Finding the Direction and Distance to Mecca: Innovation and Tradition in Islamic Science - Couverture souple

King, David A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9004259872 ISBN 13 : 9789004259874

Editeur : Brill Academic Pub, 1999

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The author describes how Muslims over the centuries have determined the sacred direction (qibla) towards Mecca and presents two highly sophisticated Mecca-centred world-maps for finding the qibla. These recently-discovered world-maps have forced a reevaluation of Muslim achievements in mathematics and cartography.

Biographie de l'auteur :

David A. King, Ph.D. (1972) in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures, Yale University, is Professor of the History of Science at the J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt. He has published extensively on medieval Islamic astronomy and astronomical instruments.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Brill Academic Pub
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 9004259872
• ISBN 13: 9789004259874
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 638