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Index
Cover
Halftitle
Front
Title
Copyright
Content
Preface
1 The Islamic Scientific Tradition: Question of Beginnings I
Critique of the Classical Narrative
Other Problems with the Classical Narrative
Scientific Instruments and Observational Astronomy
Problems with the End
2 The Islamic Scientific Tradition: Question of Beginnings II
The Alternative Narrative
The Historical Account of the Rise of Science in Early Islamic Times According to al-Nadīm
Al-Nadīm’s Alternative Narrative
The Consequences of the Dīwān Translation: Ascension to Power by Other Means
Conclusion
3 Encounter with the Greek Scientific Tradition
Reaction to the Greek Scientific Legacy
Subtler Observations
Mathematical Reconstruction of the Almagest
Cosmological Problems of the Almagest
The Astronomical Shukūk Tradition
Theoretical Objections
Conclusion
4 Islamic Astronomy Defines Itself: The Critical Innovations
The Problems with Ptolemaic Astronomy
Planetary Motion in Latitude
Islamic Responses to Ptolemaic Astronomy: Creating an Alternative Astronomy
The Work of ʿUrdḍī
Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī
Alā al-Dīn Ibn al-Shāṭir of Damascus (d. 1375)
Shams al-Dīn al-Khafrī and the Role of Mathematics in Astronomical Theory
Conclusion
5 Science between Philosophy and Religion: The Case of Astronomy
The Philosophical Dimension
He followed that with a more damning statement:
He continued:
Astronomy and Religion
Conclusion
6 Islamic Science and Renaissance Europe: The Copernican Connection
Connections between Renaissance Europe and the World of Islam
With all these problems laid bare, Swerdlow concluded:
Possible Routes of Contacts with Copernicus
The Byzantine Route
The Renaissance Arabists
Contacts in the Field of Instruments
Traffic from “East” to “West”
Conclusion
7 Age of Decline: The Fecundity of Astronomical Thought
Critique of the Classical Narrative
Notes and References
Bibliography
Index
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