Astronomy and Astrology in the Medieval Islamic World (Variorum Collected Studies)

by EdwardStewartKennedy (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1998

  $170.60

  This is a collection of articles from various journals on the history of astronomy and astrology in the Medieval Islamic world. They look at subjects such as: Ibn al-Haytham's determination of the meridian from one solar altitude, and an astrological history based on Genghis Khan's career.