Studies In The Making Of Islamic Science: Knowledge In Motion: Volume 4 (islam And Science: Historic And Contemporary Perspectives)

Situated between the Greek, Indian and Persian scientific traditions and modern science, the Islamic scientific tradition received, enriched, transformed and then bequeathed scientific knowledge to Europe. The articles selected for this volume explore the fascinating process of knowledge in motion between different civilizations. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgements Editor's Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: GREEK INTO ARABIC 1 The Transmission of Hindu-Arabic Numerals Reconsidered 2 The Development of Arabic Science in Andalusia 3 The Heritage of Arabic Science in Hebrew 4 Greek and Islamic Elements in Arabic Mathematics PART II: NATURALIZATION, TRANSFORMATION, AND ORIGINALITY 5 The Appropriation and Subsequent Naturalization of Greek Science in Medieval Islam: A Preliminary Statement 6 Situating Arabic Science: Locality versus Essence 7 Historical Reflections of Scientific Knowledge: The Case of Medieval Islam 8 Early Arabic Critique of Ptolemaic Cosmology: A Ninth-Century Text on the Motion of the Celestial Spheres 9 Al-Qushji's Reform of the Ptolemaic Model for Mercury 10 A Medieval Arabic Reform of the Ptolemaic Lunar Model 11 Arabic Planetary Theories after the Eleventh Century AD 12 Al-KindĪ's Commentary on Archimedes' "The Measurement of the Circle 13 Science and Philosophy in Medieval Islamic Theology: The Evidence of the Fourteenth Century 14 Astronomy and Islamic Society: Qibla, Gnomonics and Timekeeping 15 Too Many Cooks ... A New Account of the Earliest Muslim Geodetic Measurements PART III: ISLAMIC SCIENCE TO THE WEST 16 The Influence of Arabic Astronomy in the Medieval West 17 Arab Origin of European Maps 18 Science as a Western Phenomenon Name Index This four volume series brings together the most important and influential articles dealing with various aspects of the relationship between Islam and science. The studies reflect historical, epistemological and philosophical issues and perspectives, and cover a wide spectrum of subject areas ranging from Islamic perspectives on cosmology and biological evolution to the relationship between the Qur'an and science, and contemporary issues in many fields where science and religion interact. The series sheds new light on historical links between modern science and the Islamic scientific tradition and also includes special studies on major voices in Islam and science discourse. Each volume in the series is thematically arranged, which makes clear the developments in various sub areas of the Islam and science nexus, and includes an introduction which presents an overview of the current status of research in the field. This series constitutes a comprehensive reference resource for libraries and academic researchers interested in all aspects of the Islam and science discourse