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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. Sadr al-Shari'a's knowledge of and competence in a diverse variety of disciplines is a compelling example of the state of education and level of scholarship in a fourteenth-century Muslim urban setting.
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Arab Astronomy, Astronomy, Astronomy, arabic, Astronomy, early works to 1800, Early works to 1800Places
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An Islamic response to Greek astronomy: kitāb Taʻdīl hayʼat al-aflāk of Ṣadr al-Sharīʻa
1995, E.J. Brill
in English
9004099689 9789004099685
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [453]-456) and index.
Revision of Ahmad S. Dallal's thesis--Columbia University, New York, 1990.
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