Quṭb al-Dīn Shīrāzī and the Configuration of the Heavens A Comparison of Texts and Models /
As a leading scientist of the 13th century C. E. Quṭb al-Dīn Shīrāzī wrote three substantial works on hay’a (or the configuration of the celestial orbs): Nihāyat al-idrāk fī dirāyat al-aflāk (“The Limits of Attainment in the Understanding of the Heavens”), al-Tuḥfa al-shāhīya fī ‘ilm al-hay’a (“The...
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Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
Γλώσσα: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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Σειρά: | Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology,
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Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Acknowledgement
- Note on Transliteration
- Chapter 1. Purpose and Background of Study
- Chapter 2. The Mongols in Iran
- Chapter 3. Shīrazī's Life
- Chapter 4. The Principal Astronomical Sources
- Chapter 5. Persian vs. Arabic: Language as a Determinant of Content
- Chapter 6. Conclusion
- Figures- Bibliography
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Appendix E
- Index.