Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-305) and index.
Contents:
The Islamic scientific tradition : question of beginnings I -- The Islamic scientific tradition : question of beginnings II -- Encounter with the Greek scientific tradition -- Islamic astronomy defines itself : the critical innovations -- Science between philosophy and religion : the case of astronomy -- Islamic science and Renaissance Europe : the Copernican connection -- Age of decline : the fecundity of astronomical thought.
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