| Ibn al-Haytham's On the Configuration of the World Contributor(s): Langermann, Y. Tzvi (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138698873 ISBN-13: 9781138698871 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Series: Routledge Library Editions: Language & Literature of the Mid |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.22 lbs) 396 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |