Preface vii
1 The Islamic Scientific Tradition: Question of Beginnings I 1
2 The Islamic Scientific Tradition: Question of Beginnings II 27
3 Encounter with the Greek Scientific Tradition 73
4 Islamic Astronomy Defines Itself: The Critical Innovations 131
5 Science between Philosophy and Religion: The Case of Astronomy 171
6 Islamic Science and Renaissance Europe: The Copernican Connection 193
7 Age of Decline: The Fecundity of Astronomical Thought 233
Notes and References 257
Bibliography 289
Index 307