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Taqi al-Din Ibn Ma’ruf: Survey on his Works and Scientific Method |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 04 July, 2008
Being in form a bio-bibliographical essay on the life and works of Taqī al-Dīn Ibn Ma'rūf, a well known scholar of 16th-century Istanbul, this article presents the contents of his books and compares his scientific method with his predecessors. This investigation leads in turn to a description of the originality of his achievement and shows the novel aspects of his work.
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Taqi al-Din Ibn Ma’ruf: A Bio-Bibliographical Essay |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 26 June, 2008
This article is a bio-bibliographical essay on the life and works of Taqī al-Dīn Ibn Ma'ruf, a scholar of 16th-century Istanbul, one of the most prolific and original scientists of the Ottoman period of Islamic science. After a biographical sketch, a comprehensive compilation lists most of his writings from manuscript sources.
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Al-Bitruji (d. 1204 C.E.) |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 18 July, 2007
Nur Al-Din Ibn Ishaq Al-Bitruji was born in Morocco, lived in Ishbiliah (Seville) and died around 1204 CE. He worked hard, unsuccessfully, at modifying Ptolemy's system of planetary motions. Al-Bitruji's book Kitab-al-Hay'ah was popular in thirteenth century Europe.
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Abu Ishaq Ibrahim Ibn Yahya Al-Zarqali |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 18 July, 2007
Al-Zarqali is an eminent Andalusian astronomer of the 11th century who was the foremost astronomer of his time. He excelled in different domains of theoretical and practical astronomy and left works that influenced greatly his followers in the Islamic Andalusian and North-African and Latin astronomical traditions, until Copernicus in the 16th century.
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Jabir ibn Aflah (d. 1145) |
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By: FSTC Limited, Mon 16 July, 2007
Jabir ibn Aflah (d. 1145) Jabir Ibn Aflah was the first to design a portable celestial sphere to measure and explain the movements of celestial objects. He is specially noted for his work on spherical trigonometry.
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Al-Farghani (ca. 860) |
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By: FSTC Limited, Mon 16 July, 2007
Al-Farghani wrote on the astrolabe, explaining the mathematical theory behind the instrument and correcting faulty geometrical constructions of the central disc that were current then.
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Al-Sufi (903-986) |
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By: FSTC Limited, Mon 16 July, 2007
Al-Sufi made several observations on the obliquity of the ecliptic and the motion of the sun (or the length of the solar year).
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Al-Battani (d. 929) |
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By: FSTC Limited, Mon 16 July, 2007
Al-Battani wrote The Sabian Tables (al-Zij al-Sabi), a very influential work for centuries after him.
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Al-Urdi's Article on 'The Quality of Observation' |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 31 January, 2007
Astronomy has for a long time been of keen interest of Muslims throughout centuries. This article by Professor Sevim Tekeli highlights the quality and precision of observations made by al-Urdi.
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Alfraganus and the Elements of Astronomy |
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By: FSTC Limited, Mon 29 January, 2007
Al-Farghânî, known in the West as Alfraganus , was one of the most famous astronomers of the 9th century. His book, Elements of Astronomy, written in 833 CE remained as the most popular text book on astronomy until the 15th century, both in the West and in the East.
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