A Non-Aristotelian Interpretation of Orbs in the Post-Classical Islamic Age: Shams al-Dın al-Samarqandı in Science of the Cosmos and the Soul
The history of Islamic astronomy falls under the influence of Aristotelian cosmology, in which orbs have a principal role in holding and moving the planets. Based on the prevalent accepted Aristotelian idea, these orbs are spherical shells that rotate around their center and are made of a particular...
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Scientific Studies Association (ILEM)
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Nazariyat: Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://nazariyat.org/content/5-sayilar/17-cilt-8-sayi-2/5-hanif-ghalandari-hassan-amini-o-gunes/5_hanif_ghalandari_hassan_amini_en.pdf |