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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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Niazi, Kaveh (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Σειρά:Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, 35
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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.