David King: In Synchrony with the Heavens, Volume 2 Instruments of Mass Calculation (2 Vols.) : (Studies X-XVIII)

In Synchrony with the Heavens, Volume 2 Instruments of Mass Calculation (2 Vols.) : (Studies X-XVIII)


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This is the first investigation of one of the main interests of astronomy in Islamic civilization, namely, timekeeping by the sun and stars and the regulation of the astronomically-defined times of Muslim prayer. The study is based on over 500 medieval astronomical manuscripts first identified by the author, now preserved in libraries all over the world and originally from the entire Islamic world from the Maghrib to Central Asia and the Yemen.

These six lectures, together with an additional supporting excerpt, are reproduced in their entirety, and under one cover, for the first time. Gumshoe Conrad Metcalf has problems-there's a rabbit in his waiting room and a trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail. Near-future Oakland is a brave new world where evolved animals are members of society, the police monitor citizens by their karma levels, and mind-numbing drugs such as Forgettol and Acceptol are all the rage. As one woman's marriage unravels, another's rekindles. As one woman's family comes apart at the seams, another's reconfigures In Synchrony with the Heavens, Volume 2 Instruments of Mass Calculation (2 Vols.) : (Studies X-XVIII) download epub into something bigger and better. In this story of connections and disconnections, one woman's up is another one's down, and all of them will learn the meaning of friendship, betrayal, and forgiveness.  


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Author: David King
Number of Pages: 1066 pages
Published Date: 11 Dec 2013
Publisher: Brill
Publication Country: Leiden, Netherlands
Language: English
ISBN: 9789004261808
Download Link: Click Here
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