The Lighthouse and the Observatory (2018)

Buku “The Lighthouse and The Observatory: Islam, science, and empire in late Ottoman Egypt” oleh Daniel A Stolz (b.1985), Northwestern Uni. Buku terbitan Cambridge U Press tahun 2018.

Kandungan:

Introduction: Astronomy, Empire, and Islamic Authority at the End of Days.

Part 1 – Geographies of knowledge

The Deaf Shaykh: Scholarly Astronomy in Late Ottoman-Egyptian Society; Astronomers and Pashas: Viceregal Imperialism and the Making of State Astronomy

Part 2 – Objects of translation

Positioning the Watch Hand: Ulama and the Making of Mechanical Timekeeping in Cairo; Positioning the Planets: Translating French Planetary Tables as Ottoman-Islamic Knowledge

Part 3 – Islam, Science and Authority

Orbits of Print: Astronomy and the Ordering of Science and Religion in the Arabic Press; The Measure of Piety: Making Prayer Times Uniform; Different Standards: The Ramadan Debates and the Establishment of Lunar Crescent Observation

Conclusion: Astronomy, the State, and Islamic Authority at the End of the Day

Source – D 2019 December

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