Ibn al-Haytham's On the Configuration of the World (Routledge Library Editions: Language & Literature of the Middle East) - Softcover

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9781138698871: Ibn al-Haytham's On the Configuration of the World (Routledge Library Editions: Language & Literature of the Middle East)
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ISBN 10: 1138698873 ISBN 13: 9781138698871
Publisher: Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

The chief argument of this book, first published in 1990, is that Ibn al-Haytham's On the Configuration of the World is a non-technical expose of basic astronomical teachings: it was written in particular for those whose main interests were in the areas of philosophy and natural science and who, accordingly, had an interest in relating the mathematical devices employed by professional astronomers to the heavenly bodies mentioned in the philosophical literature. However, the primary reason for this publication is not the advancement of this thesis, but rather the presentation of the medieval texts themselves, normally so inaccessible to scholars and students alike.

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Y. Tzvi Langermann

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138698873
ISBN 13 
9781138698871
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
396
Editor
Langermann Y. Tzvi

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