Astronomy in the Islamic World: a European Perspective

2026/01/14 by Richard Kerner · 1 voice
Physics and Astronomy · #physics.hist-ph

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Abstract

Mathematical and astronomical achievements of the Islamic World during its golden era are briefly exposed. Thie article is based on the invited talk delivered remotely at the ICRANet-Isfahan Astronomical meeting, November 2-5, 2021, which, in turn, reproduces major parts of one of the chapters of my book ``Our Celestial Clockwork'', published recently (2021) by the World Scientific.

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