World-maps for finding the direction and distance to Mecca - Info and Reading Options
innovation and tradition in Islamic science
By David A. King
"World-maps for finding the direction and distance to Mecca" was published by Brill in 1999 - Leiden, The Netherlands, it has 638 pages and the language of the book is English.
“World-maps for finding the direction and distance to Mecca” Metadata:
- Title: ➤ World-maps for finding the direction and distance to Mecca
- Author: David A. King
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 638
- Publisher: Brill
- Publish Date: 1999
- Publish Location: Leiden, The Netherlands
“World-maps for finding the direction and distance to Mecca” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Cartography - History - Mathematical geography - Qiblah - Science - Cartography, history - Science, islamic countries - Science, history
- Places: Iran - Islamic Empire
- Time: 17th century
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: xxviii, 638 p. :
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL41003M - OL455734W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 41431694
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 99032292
- ISBN-10: 9004113673
- All ISBNs: 9004113673
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"World-maps for finding the direction and distance to Mecca" Description:
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"Two remarkable Islamic world-maps were discovered in 1989 and 1995. Both are made of brass and date from 17th-century Iran. Mecca is at the centre and a highly sophisticated longitude and latitude grid enables the user to determine the direction and distance to Mecca for anywhere in the world between Andalusia and China. Prior to the discovery of these maps it was thought that such cartographic grids were conceived in Europe ca. 1910. This richly-illustrated book presents an overview of the ways in which Muslims over the centuries have determined the sacred direction towards Mecca (qibla) and then describes the two world-maps in detail."--BOOK JACKET.
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