The Lighthouse and the Observatory: Islam, Science, and Empire in Late Ottoman Egypt (Science in History) - 9781107196339

This history of astronomy in Egypt reveals how modern science came to play an authoritative role in Islamic religious practice.

• | Author: Daniel A. Stolz
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 01, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 330 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 1107196337
• | ISBN-13: 9781107196339