Survey of Islamic Astronomical Tables: Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 46, Part 2) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780871694621)

The source material for the study of medieval oriental astronomy consists of Byzantine Greek, Sanscrit, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, and Turkish astronomical and astrological manuscripts. If one desires to build up a detailed picture of Islamic astronomy, one can choose material from these available manuscripts. Of these manuscripts it is possible to isolate a group of works, the "zijes". A "zij" consists of the numerical tables and accompanying explanation sufficient to measure time and to compute planetary and stellar positions, appearance, and eclipses. This paper is a survey of the number, distribution, contents, and relations between "zijes" written in Arabic or Persian during the period from the 8th through the 15th centuries. Illustrations. Oversize.

Author: E. S. Kennedy
ISBN-10: 087169462X
ISBN-13: 9780871694621
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1956
Pages: 55
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.25d