The Lighthouse and the observatory : Islam, science, and empire in late Ottoman Egypt /

Astronomy and science in Ottoman era Egypt, as partly influenced by the publication The Lighthouse, and in scientific research of the time.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stolz, Daniel A., 1985- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Colección:Science in history (Cambridge University Press)
Temas:
Astronomy, Egyptian.
Astronomy > Egypt > History.
Science and state > Egypt.
Islam and science > History.
Astronomie égyptienne.
Astronomie > Égypte > Histoire.
Politique scientifique et technique > Égypte.
Islam et sciences > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Astronomy
Astronomy, Egyptian
Islam and science
Science and state
Egypt
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. I Geographies of Knowledge
  • 1. Deaf Shaykh: Scholarly Astronomy in Late Ottoman-Egyptian Society
  • 2. Astronomers and Pashas: Viceregal Imperialism and the Making of State Astronomy
  • pt. II Objects of Translation
  • 3. Positioning the Watch Hand: Ùlama' and the Making of Mechanical Timekeeping in Cairo
  • 4. Positioning the Planets: Translating French Planetary Tables as Ottoman-Islamic Knowledge
  • pt. III Islam, Science, and Authority
  • 5. Orbits of Print: Astronomy and the Ordering of Science and Religion in the Arabic Press
  • 6. Measure of Piety: Making Prayer Times Uniform
  • 7. Different Standards: The Ramadan Debates and the Establishment of Lunar Crescent Observation.

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