As a leading scientist of the 13th century C. E. Qu b al-D n Sh r z wrote three substantial works on "hay'a "(or the configuration of the celestial orbs): " ""Nih yat al-idr k f dir yat al-afl k" ("The Limits of Attainment in the Understanding of the Heavens"), "al-Tu fa al-sh h ya f 'ilm al-hay'a" ("The Royal Offering Regarding the Knowledge of the Configuration of the Heavens"), and "Ikht y r t-i Mu affar " ("The Mu affar Elections"). Completed in less than four years and written in two of the classical languages of the Islamic world, Arabic and Persian, these works provide a fascinating...
As a leading scientist of the 13th century C. E. Qu b al-D n Sh r z wrote three substantial works on "hay'a "(or the configuration of the celestial...
This book provides a detailed biography of Qutb al-Din Shirazi, a leading scientist of the 13th century, and clarifies the relationship between his three well-known, but little studied, medieval works on astronomy.
This book provides a detailed biography of Qutb al-Din Shirazi, a leading scientist of the 13th century, and clarifies the relationship between his th...
