Bīrūnī on the Solar Equation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9068475 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E S Kennedy, Ahmad Muruwwa |
| Year | 1958 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 112-121 |
| Publication date | 1958-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Near Eastern Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2968 • E-ISSN: 1545-6978 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/371451 |
| OpenAlex | W2074043715 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 1 |
THIS is a contribution to the story of the transmission of the exact sciences in antiquity. For the early Islamic period most of the Arabic sources have disappeared, and those which survive have been altered by later editors or copyists. Sassanian scientific works are almost completely gone. In attempting eventually to piece together a picture of the interaction between Hellenistic, Hindu, Middle Persian, Islamic, and Byzantine science, we must first cull bits of the mosaic from wherever they are to be found. For such delvings the books of Abti Reihlin al-Birini (ca. 1000) are the scholar's happy hunting ground. The Oriental Publications Bureau of Osmania University in India has made readily available the Arabic text of two hitherto
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Arabic · Archaeology · Art · Byzantine architecture · Hinduism · Islam · Linguistics · Period (music) · Persian · Theology · Classics · Historical and Architectural Studies · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy · Religious studies
The Jalayirids, Muzaffarids and Sarbadārs
The Arts in the Safavid Period
European Contacts With Persia, 1350–1736
Trade From the Mid-14th Century to the End of the Safavid Period
The Safavid Administrative System
The Safavid Period
Spiritual Movements, Philosophy and Theology in the Safavid Period
The Cambridge History of Iran
Religion in the Timurid and Safavid Periods
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 1986 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |