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| Autore principale: | King, David A., 1941-
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| Titolo: | World-maps for finding the direction and distance to Mecca : innovation and tradition in Islamic science / by David A. King. |
| Pubblicazione: | Leiden : Brill, 1999. |
| Descrizione fisica: | XXVIII, 638 p. : ill. ; 30 cm |
| Serie: | Islamic philosophy, theology and science, 0169-8729 ; 36 |
| Contiene: | Indice: Acknowledgments. Foreword. Preface 1: The sacred direction in Islam in modern scholarship. Preface 2: The rediscovery of the Mecca-centred world -maps. On transliteration and rendering of names of places and persons. Notes added in proof (June, 1999). Pt. 1. First orientation: 1. Aspects of Islamic science 2. The determination of the sacred direction in Islam 3. The main sources of Safavid mathematical geography. Pt. 2. New discoveries: two Mecca-centred world-maps from Safavid Iran: 4. The instruments on which the maps are engraved 5. The geographical data on the maps 6. The cartographic grids 7. The makers of the Safavid instruments 8. Traces of European influence on the instruments 9. Further reflections on Mecca-centred world-maps 10. Epilogue. Indexes. Appendixes: A. Partial reconstruction of the Timurid table presented by 'Abd al-Rahim ibn Muhammad B. The geographical information on various Safavid astrolabes and other instruments C. Localities and coordinates featured on the Safavid world-maps A and B D. The geographical table of al-Khazini (KHZN) E. Miscellaneous Iranian sources F. Miscellaneous Egyptian, Syrian and Ottoman Turkish sources G. Indexes of place-names |
| ISBN: | 9004113673 |
| Discipline: | Astronomia--Strumenti. Cartografia--Studi. |
| Luoghi: | Persia. |
| Keyword: | Strumenti--Astronomia e Cosmografia. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Mondo islamico (sec. VI-XVI). Secolo XVII. |
| Collocazione: | Cons. St. Scienze della Terra B 022 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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