Writing the history of Arabic astronomy: problems and differing perspectives.

From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: October 1, 1996| Author: Saliba, George | Copyright information

The books 'Nasir al-Din al-Tusi's Memoir on Astronomy (al-Tadhkira fiilm al-haya)' by F.J. Ragep and 'Nasir al-Din al-Tusi: al-Tadhkira fiilm al-haya maa dirasat li-ishamat al-Tusi al-falakiya' by Abbas Sulaiman have different approaches in tackling the Arabic astronomical book, 'al-Tadhkira fiilm al-haya (Memoir on Astrnomy)' by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi. While Sulaiman assumes that Arab readers would understand the Arabic text, Ragep assumes that Western readers need commentaries to understand t...

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