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On Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar

By Julio Samsó

On Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar Reference Books

On Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar

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In On Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar Julio Samsó studies the history of medieval astronomy in al-Andalus (Muslim Spain), the Maghrib and the Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. He proves that the Arabic, Latin, Hebrew, Castilian and Catalan sources belong to the same tradition whose origin can be dated in the 11th century due to the changes in Ptolemy's astronomical theory introduced by the Toledan astronomer Ibn al-Zarqālluh/Azarquiel.
The book also analyses the role of al-Andalus and the Iberian Peninsula in the transmission of Islamic astronomy to Europe and justifies the fact that Eastern Islamic works published after ca. 950 CE were not accessible to medieval European scholars because they had not reached al-Andalus.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
1006
Release Date:
2025-02-27
Publication Date:
2025-02-27
Publisher:
Brill
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
9004729615
ISBN13:
9789004729612
Weight:
1406 g
Height:
155 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
51 cm
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