Analyzing the phenomenon of the medieval transmission of Greek Scientific and philosophical texts... more Analyzing the phenomenon of the medieval transmission of Greek Scientific and philosophical texts into Arabic
In order to appreciate the actual Status of science during Islamic times, it is essential to esta... more In order to appreciate the actual Status of science during Islamic times, it is essential to establish its status just on the eve of the Islamic era. For only then can we determine the extent to which Islamic science, that which was written mainly in Arabic, did indeed develop and the direction it took when it was confronted with the new social realities. In a sense, the discussion of Islamic science from this perspective also implies a study of the sources of that science, and the manner in which these sources were exploited by the new Islamic civilization. The geographical domain which later became the crucible of the Islamic civilization was towards the beginning of the seventh century AD divided between the two major empires of classical antiquity. The Sassanian empire in the east extended from the Mesopotamian valley to the central Asian steppes. To the West, the Byzantine empire stretched from the Sassanian border along the Mesopotamian valley to the West hugging both the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean and extending as far west as the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula. The Arabian peninsula itself was divided between the southern tribes of Yemen, and the northern ones, which were in turn divided into two main dynasties. The Western half of the northern tribes was under the hegemony of the Ghassanids, a group of Arabian tribesmen who had accepted Christianity and were therefore allied with the Byzantine empire, while the eastern half fell to their rivals the Lakhmids, who were under the control of the Sassanians. The trade routes that had been established from ancient times comected these empires of the north with the warm southem waters of Yemen through a network of Caravan routes, the most important of which was the one passing rhrough Mecca, on the westexn side of the Arabian peninsula, and going northward into Damascus where it joined with the local Byzantine trade
This short note is occasioned by the publication of a review essay by AI Sabra in this journal, u... more This short note is occasioned by the publication of a review essay by AI Sabra in this journal, under the title “Conªguring the Universe:Aporetic, Problem Solving, and Kinematic Modeling as Themes of Arabic Astron- omy.” ...
Abstract This paper introduces an observational notebook written by a thirteenth-century astronom... more Abstract This paper introduces an observational notebook written by a thirteenth-century astronomer named Muhyi al Din al Maghribi (died 1283 AD), containing a record of the observations that this astronomer had carried out at the Maraghah Observatory.
This review article of two editions of a medieval Arabic astronomical text raises a series of met... more This review article of two editions of a medieval Arabic astronomical text raises a series of methodological questions relating to the writing of the general history of Arabic astronomy. These include, among others, the purpose of modern textual editions, their translations ...
J urji Zaidan shared with his fellow Syrian emigrants, who flocked to Egypt toward the end of the... more J urji Zaidan shared with his fellow Syrian emigrants, who flocked to Egypt toward the end of the nineteenth century, a belief in the universal applicability of the enlightenment ideas and in the ability of man to create his own future by bringing about a new age that was later characterized as the Age of Revival ( as . r al-nahda). But unlike his fellow emigrants, he distinguished himself in one major literary pursuit, which was the adoption and promulgation of post enlightenment nationalist ideas that could be nurtured by the literary historical novel. Some elementary attempts at writing historical narratives in literary style, and some novels in that vein were indeed produced before his time, but no one other than Zaidan had ever sustained the genre, or produced as much. The present novel under review is but one of some 22 novels dealing with similar subjects.
Page 1. Arabic Sciences and Philosophy, vol. I (1991), pp. 67-99 THE ASTRONOMICAL TRADITION OF MA... more Page 1. Arabic Sciences and Philosophy, vol. I (1991), pp. 67-99 THE ASTRONOMICAL TRADITION OF MARAGHA: A HISTORICAL SURVEY AND PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH GEORGE SALIBA To: 2;31^e INTRODUCTION ...
Download a branded Cambridge Journals Online toolbar (for IE 7 only). What is this? ... Add Cambr... more Download a branded Cambridge Journals Online toolbar (for IE 7 only). What is this? ... Add Cambridge Journals Online as a search option in your browser toolbar. What is this? ... In this article we study the development of the mathematical theorem, now known as the Tūsī ...
Analyzing the phenomenon of the medieval transmission of Greek Scientific and philosophical texts... more Analyzing the phenomenon of the medieval transmission of Greek Scientific and philosophical texts into Arabic
In order to appreciate the actual Status of science during Islamic times, it is essential to esta... more In order to appreciate the actual Status of science during Islamic times, it is essential to establish its status just on the eve of the Islamic era. For only then can we determine the extent to which Islamic science, that which was written mainly in Arabic, did indeed develop and the direction it took when it was confronted with the new social realities. In a sense, the discussion of Islamic science from this perspective also implies a study of the sources of that science, and the manner in which these sources were exploited by the new Islamic civilization. The geographical domain which later became the crucible of the Islamic civilization was towards the beginning of the seventh century AD divided between the two major empires of classical antiquity. The Sassanian empire in the east extended from the Mesopotamian valley to the central Asian steppes. To the West, the Byzantine empire stretched from the Sassanian border along the Mesopotamian valley to the West hugging both the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean and extending as far west as the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula. The Arabian peninsula itself was divided between the southern tribes of Yemen, and the northern ones, which were in turn divided into two main dynasties. The Western half of the northern tribes was under the hegemony of the Ghassanids, a group of Arabian tribesmen who had accepted Christianity and were therefore allied with the Byzantine empire, while the eastern half fell to their rivals the Lakhmids, who were under the control of the Sassanians. The trade routes that had been established from ancient times comected these empires of the north with the warm southem waters of Yemen through a network of Caravan routes, the most important of which was the one passing rhrough Mecca, on the westexn side of the Arabian peninsula, and going northward into Damascus where it joined with the local Byzantine trade
This short note is occasioned by the publication of a review essay by AI Sabra in this journal, u... more This short note is occasioned by the publication of a review essay by AI Sabra in this journal, under the title “Conªguring the Universe:Aporetic, Problem Solving, and Kinematic Modeling as Themes of Arabic Astron- omy.” ...
Abstract This paper introduces an observational notebook written by a thirteenth-century astronom... more Abstract This paper introduces an observational notebook written by a thirteenth-century astronomer named Muhyi al Din al Maghribi (died 1283 AD), containing a record of the observations that this astronomer had carried out at the Maraghah Observatory.
This review article of two editions of a medieval Arabic astronomical text raises a series of met... more This review article of two editions of a medieval Arabic astronomical text raises a series of methodological questions relating to the writing of the general history of Arabic astronomy. These include, among others, the purpose of modern textual editions, their translations ...
J urji Zaidan shared with his fellow Syrian emigrants, who flocked to Egypt toward the end of the... more J urji Zaidan shared with his fellow Syrian emigrants, who flocked to Egypt toward the end of the nineteenth century, a belief in the universal applicability of the enlightenment ideas and in the ability of man to create his own future by bringing about a new age that was later characterized as the Age of Revival ( as . r al-nahda). But unlike his fellow emigrants, he distinguished himself in one major literary pursuit, which was the adoption and promulgation of post enlightenment nationalist ideas that could be nurtured by the literary historical novel. Some elementary attempts at writing historical narratives in literary style, and some novels in that vein were indeed produced before his time, but no one other than Zaidan had ever sustained the genre, or produced as much. The present novel under review is but one of some 22 novels dealing with similar subjects.
Page 1. Arabic Sciences and Philosophy, vol. I (1991), pp. 67-99 THE ASTRONOMICAL TRADITION OF MA... more Page 1. Arabic Sciences and Philosophy, vol. I (1991), pp. 67-99 THE ASTRONOMICAL TRADITION OF MARAGHA: A HISTORICAL SURVEY AND PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH GEORGE SALIBA To: 2;31^e INTRODUCTION ...
Download a branded Cambridge Journals Online toolbar (for IE 7 only). What is this? ... Add Cambr... more Download a branded Cambridge Journals Online toolbar (for IE 7 only). What is this? ... Add Cambridge Journals Online as a search option in your browser toolbar. What is this? ... In this article we study the development of the mathematical theorem, now known as the Tūsī ...
در سه دهۀ گذشته، مورخان نجوم دورۀ اسلامی با تلاش فراوان اطلاعاتی دربارۀ سنت گستردهای در نجوم
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دورۀ اسلامی عرضه کردهاند که به نقد میراث نجوم بطلمیوسی مشهور است. رهبری این سنت انتقادی
معمولاً به نام منجمان مکتب مراغه شناخته میشود، نامی که به شهر مراغه، واقع در شمال غربی ایران
امروز، و رصدخانه ای که در سال ٦٥٧ ق در دوران حکومت ایلخانان به شیوه ای ماهرانه ساخته شد، اشاره
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دورۀ اسلامی عرضه کردهاند که به نقد میراث نجوم بطلمیوسی مشهور است. رهبری این سنت انتقادی
معمولاً به نام منجمان مکتب مراغه شناخته میشود، نامی که به شهر مراغه، واقع در شمال غربی ایران
امروز، و رصدخانه ای که در سال ٦٥٧ ق در دوران حکومت ایلخانان به شیوه ای ماهرانه ساخته شد، اشاره
دارد.