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Ibn al-Haytham's On the Configuration of the World

Ibn al-Haytham's On the Configuration of the World

Langermann, Y. Tzvi

Paperback

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Language & Literature of the Mid

General Sociology

ISBN10: 1138698873
ISBN13: 9781138698871
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Feb 27 2018
Pages: 397
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

The chief argument of this book, first published in 1990, is that Ibn al-Haytham's On the Configuration of the World is a non-technical expose of basic astronomical teachings: it was written in particular for those whose main interests were in the areas of philosophy and natural science and who, accordingly, had an interest in relating the mathematical devices employed by professional astronomers to the heavenly bodies mentioned in the philosophical literature. However, the primary reason for this publication is not the advancement of this thesis, but rather the presentation of the medieval texts themselves, normally so inaccessible to scholars and students alike.

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