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Astronomy in the Islamic World: a European Perspective

History and Philosophy of Physics 2026-01-16 v1

Abstract

Mathematical and astronomical achievements of the Islamic World during its golden era are briefly exposed. Thie article is based on the invited talk delivered remotely at the ICRANet-Isfahan Astronomical meeting, November 2-5, 2021, which, in turn, reproduces major parts of one of the chapters of my book ``Our Celestial Clockwork'', published recently (2021) by the World Scientific.

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@article{arxiv.2601.09899,
  title  = {Astronomy in the Islamic World: a European Perspective},
  author = {Richard Kerner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.09899},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

The illustrated text appeared in the Proceedings of the ICRANet-Isfahan Astronomical Meeting held in Isfahan, Iran, form Nov. 2 till 5, 2021, published by Cambridge Scientific Publishers in 2021, pp. 41-62