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_aKing, David, _eauthor. |
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_aWorld-maps for Finding the Direction and Distance to Mecca : _bInnovation and Tradition in Islamic Science / _cDavid King. |
| 246 | 3 | _aInnovation and Tradition in Islamic Science | |
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_aLeiden; _aBoston : _bBRILL, _c1999. |
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_aIslamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; _v36 |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | _aTwo remarkable Iranian world-maps were discovered in 1989 and 1995. Both are made of brass and date from 17th-century Iran. Mecca is at the centre and a highly sophisticated longitude and latitude grid enables the user to determine the direction and distance to Mecca for anywhere in the world between Andalusia and China. Prior to the discovery of these maps it was thought that such cartographic grids were conceived in Europe ca. 1910. This richly-illustrated book presents an overview of the ways in which Muslims over the centuries have determined the sacred direction towards Mecca ( qibla ) and then describes the two world-maps in detail. The author shows that the geographical data derives from a 15th-century Central Asian source and that the mathematics underlying the grid was developed in 9th-century Baghdad. | ||
| 588 | _aDescription based on print version record. | ||
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_aCartography _zIran _xHistory _y17th century. |
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_aMathematical geography _xHistory _y17th century. |
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| 650 | 0 | _aQiblah. | |
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_aScience _zIslamic Empire _xHistory. |
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_iPrint version: _tWorld-maps for Finding the Direction and Distance to Mecca : Innovation and Tradition in Islamic Science. _dLeiden ; Boston : BRILL, 1999 _z9789004113671 _w(DLC) 99032292 _w(OCoLC)41431694 |
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_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004450738 |
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