Reflections on some new studies on applied science in Islamic societies (8th-19th centuries).

From: Islam & Science | Date: June 22, 2004| Author: King, David A. | Copyright information

Recent research on Arabic scientific and legal manuscripts, as well as on astronomical instruments, has led to a new understanding of the different ways in which Muslim scholars over many centuries applied scientific methods to determine the times of prayer and the sacred direction (qiblah).

Keywords: New studies on the history of Islamic science; qiblah; times of prayer; World-Maps for Finding the Direction and Distance to Mecca; The Call of the Muezzin; Instruments of ...

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