{"product_id":"a-history-of-arabic-astronomy-planetary-theories-during-the-golden-age-of-islam-nyu-studies-in-ne-civilization-9780814780237","title":"A History of Arabic Astronomy: Planetary Theories During the Golden Age of Islam (NYU Studies in NE Civilization)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA History of Arabic Astronomy is a comprehensive survey of Arabic planetary theories from the eleventh century to the fifteenth century based on recent manuscript discoveries. George Saliba argues that the medieval period  often called a period of decline in Islamic intellectual history  was scientifically speaking  a very productive period in which astronomical theories of the highest order were produced. Based on the most recent manuscript discoveries  this book broadly surveys developments in Arabic planetary theories from the eleventh century to the fifteenth. Taken together  the primary texts and essays assembled in this book reverse traditional beliefs about the rise and fall of Arabic science  demonstrating how the traditional age of decline in Arabic science was indeed a Golden Age as far as astronomy was concerned. Some of the techniques and mathematical theorems developed during this period were identical to those which were employed by Copernicus in developing his own non-Ptolemaic astronomy. Significantly  this volume will shed much-needed light on the conditions under which such theories were developed in medieval Islam. It clearly demonstrates the distinction that was drawn between astronomical activities and astrological ones  and reveals  contrary to common perceptions about medieval Islam  the accommodation that was obviously reached between religion and astronomy  and the degree to which astronomical planetary theories were supported  and at times even financed  by the religious community itself. This in stark contrast to the systematic attacks leveled by the same religious community against astrology. To students of European intellectual history  the book reveals the technical relationship between the astronomy of the Arabs and that of Copernicus. Salibas definitive work will be of particular interest to historians of Arabic science as well as to historians of medieval and Renaissance European science.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665809465397,"sku":"ByrdShop_0814780237","price":51.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780814780237.jpg?v=1782408118","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-history-of-arabic-astronomy-planetary-theories-during-the-golden-age-of-islam-nyu-studies-in-ne-civilization-9780814780237","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}