TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blake,Stephen P.
TI  - Astronomy and astrology in the Islamic world
T2  - The new Edinburgh Islamic surveys
SN  - 9780748649105
AV  - QB23 .B58 2016
U1  - 520.9/1767 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
KW  - Islamic astronomy
KW  - History
KW  - Islamic astrology
KW  - fast
KW  - Astrologie
KW  - gnd
KW  - Astronomie
KW  - Islam
KW  - 39.01 history of astronomy
KW  - nbc
KW  - Science
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158) and index; From Egypt to Islam -- From Muhammad to the Seljuqs -- The observatory in Isfahan -- Astronomy and astrology in Al-Andalus -- The observatory in Maragha -- The observatory in Samarqand -- The observatory in Istanbul -- The observatory in Shahjahanabad -- Medieval and early-modern Europe -- Conclusion -- Glossary: astronomical instruments
N2  - Surveys the contributions of Islamic astronomers and mathematicians to the development of astronomy and astrology
ER  -