World-maps for finding the direction and distance to Mecca
innovation and tradition in Islamic science
by David A. King
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"Two remarkable Islamic world-maps were discovered in 1989 and 1995. Both are made of brass and date from 17th-century Iran. Mecca is at the centre and a highly sophisticated longitude and latitude grid enables the user to determine the direction and distance to Mecca for anywhere in the world between Andalusia and China. Prior to the discovery of these maps it was thought that such cartographic grids were conceived in Europe ca. 1910. This richly-illustrated book presents an overview of the ways in which Muslims over the centuries have determined the sacred direction towards Mecca (qibla) and then describes the two world-maps in detail."--BOOK JACKET.
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Cartography, History, Mathematical geography, Qiblah, Science, Cartography, history, Science, islamic countries, Science, historyPlaces
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World-maps for finding the direction and distance to Mecca: innovation and tradition in Islamic science
1999, Brill
in English
9004113673 9789004113671
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-410) and indexes.
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