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Theory and Observation in Islamic Astronomy: The Work of IBN AL-SHĀTIR of Damascus
- G. Saliba
- Philosophy
- 1 February 1987
I am aware of only one study that is especially devoted to the relationship between theory and astronomical observations in medieval times, namely an article of Bernard Goldstein, which discusses… Expand
Planispheric Astrolabes from the National Museum of American History
Gibbs, Sharon, with George Sahba. Planispheric Astrolabes from the National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, number 45, 231 pages, 130 figures, 23 tables,… Expand
Arabic versus Greek Astronomy: A Debate over the Foundations of Science
- G. Saliba
- Sociology
- Perspectives on Science
- 1 December 2000
This short note is occasioned by the publication of a review essay by A. I. Sabra in this journal, under the title “Conaguring the Universe: Aporetic, Problem Solving, and Kinematic Modeling as… Expand
The Determination of New Planetary Parameters at the Maragha Observatory
- G. Saliba
- History
- 1 December 1986
Solar Observations at the Maraghah Observatory before 1275: A New Set of Parameters
- G. Saliba
- Philosophy
- 1 June 1985
Most of what we now know about the Maraghah observatory is derived from the thorough research of Aydin Sayili.' In his book, The observatory in Islam, Sayili has determined the founding date of this… Expand
The muslim contribution to mathematics, Ali Abdullah Al-Daffa'. Croom Helm and Humanities Press, London and New Jersey (1977), 121, $18.25
- G. Saliba
- Mathematics
- 1 November 1978
Book Review: Biruni's Mathematical Geography, a Commentary upon Biruni's Kitāb Taḥdīd al-'Amākin
- G. Saliba
- Geography, Physics
- 1 February 1979
analysis of data, they will be judged by the advances in understanding that they stimulate. The possible impact of a supernova on terrestrial conditions is a particularly provocative and tricky… Expand
The Height of the Atmosphere According to Mu'ayyad al‐D?n al‐‘Urd?, Qutb al‐D?n Al‐Sh?rāz?, and Ibn Mu‘ādh a
- G. Saliba
- Physics
- 1 June 1987
HIS PAPER is a textual study of three medieval Islamic texts dealing with the T problem of the height of the atmosphere, hoping to establish the relationships among them. These texts are: (1) A… Expand
Studies in Medieval Islamic Technology (review)
- G. Saliba
- Engineering
- 2001
This book is slightly different from the usual Variorum book wherein the author, or someone acting on his or her behalf, decides to collect under a common theme a set of articles already published in… Expand