The Lighthouse and the Observatory: Islam, Science, and Empire in Late Ottoman Egypt (Science in History)
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Daniel A. Stolz (Author)
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An observatory and a lighthouse form the nexus of this major new investigation of science, religion, and the state in late Ottoman Egypt. Astronomy, imperial bureaucrats, traditionally educated Muslim scholars, and reformist Islamic publications, such as The Lighthouse, are linked to examine the making of knowledge, the performance of piety, and the operation of political power through scientific practice. Contrary to ideas of Islamic scientific decline, Muslim scholars in the nineteenth century used a dynamic tradition of knowledge to measure time, compute calendars, and predict planetary positions. The rise of a 'new astronomy' is revealed to owe much to projects of political and religious reform: from the strengthening of the multiple empires that exercised power over the Nile Valley; to the 'modernization' of Islamic centers of learning; to the dream of a global Islamic community that would rely on scientific institutions to coordinate the timing of major religious duties. Worked examples or Exercises; 2 Tables, black and white; 19 Halftones, black and white
About the Author
Daniel A. Stolz is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the Science in Human Culture Program at Northwestern University, Illinois. He has held fellowships from the Whiting Foundation, the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University, New Jersey, and the Center for Arabic Study Abroad, and he was a US Fulbright Fellow in Egypt.
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- Contributor: Daniel A. Stolz
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9781107196339
- Number of Pages: 330
- Packaged Dimensions: 157x235x20mm
- Packaged Weight: 680
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2018-01-11
- Series: Science in History
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Daniel A. Stolz is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the Science in Human Culture Program at Northwestern University, Illinois. He has held fellowships from the Whiting Foundation, the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University, New Jersey, and the Center for Arabic Study Abroad, and he was a US Fulbright Fellow in Egypt.
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