Strait of Constantinople on views Arabic medieval Scientists (before al-Idrisi) by Tatyana Kalinina

“…The article is devoted to representations of Arab geographers of the 9th –11th centuries on waterways linking Byzantium and Asia Minor with the north of Europe. “Geography” Ptolemy was important for the Arabs. Al-Khwarizmi’s book changed the coordinates of the Ptolemy and transformed the ancient beliefs, showing the connection Meotis and North Outer Sea. …”
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