Browsing by Author "Mahdavi, Younes"
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Astronomy in Safavid Persia: Bahāʾ al-Dīn ʿĀmilī and the Patronage of Science
Mahdavi, Younes (2021-08-05)This dissertation offers the first account of a scientific tradition in theoretical astronomy (ʿilm al-hayʾa) initiated by Bahāʾ al-Dīn al-ʿĀmilī (1547-1621), a polymath and a chief jurisconsult in the Safavid monarchy ... -
ʾABŪ SAʿĪD AL-SIǦZĪ AND THE “STRUCTURE OF THE ORBS,” THE EARLIEST KNOWN WORK ON HAYʾA
Mahdavi, Younes (2021)ʾAbū Saʿīd al-Siǧzī was a prominent fourth/tenth century astronomer and mathematician who was one of the first contributors to the new genre of ʿilm al-hayʾa (science of the configuration). However, little is known about ...