An eleventh century egyptian guide to the universe the book of curiosities edited with an annotated translation islamic philosophy theology and science texts and studies band 87 amazonde gharaib al funun wa mulah al uyun fremdsprachige bucher. This eleventh century arabic treatise composed in egypt under the fatimid caliphs is a detailed account of the heavens and the earth illustrated by an unparalleled series of maps and astronomical diagrams with topics ranging from comets to the island of sicily from lunar mansions to the sources of the nile it represents the extent of geographical astronomical and astrological knowledge of the time this authoritative edition and translation accompanied by a colour facsimile . An eleventh century egyptian guide to the universe the ibook of curiosities i edited with an annotated translation islamic philosophy theology and science texts and studies contributors emilie savage smith yossef rapoport publisher brill 2013 isbn 9004256997 9789004256996 length 804 pages subjects. Amazoncom an eleventh century egyptian guide to the universe islamic philosophy theology and science texts and studies english and arabic edition 9789004255647 yossef rapoport books. An eleventh century egyptian guide to the universe the book of curiosities yossef rapoport emilie savage smith download z library download books for free find books