The Middle East was both the birthplace of one of the oldest sciences in the world: astronomy, and the centre for its development during the medieval period.
Amongst other things, the book traces the Late Babylonians’ ingenious schemes for modelling planetary motion. It also reveals how medieval Islamic advances in the study of the heavens, and the design of precise astronomical instruments, led to breakthroughs by Renaissance practitioners such as Copernicus and Kepler.
About the Author
John M. Steele is a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Durham, where he researches and teaches the history of astronomy.
About the Publisher
Saqi Books is a leading independent publisher of trade and academic books on the Middle East and North Africa with two imprints: Westbourne Press is committed to releasing engaging works that offer an alternative, progressive perspective on the leading issues of our time, and Telegram publishes new and classic international writing.
