Astronomical Activity in Medieval India in Sixteenth-Seventeenth Centuries

Öz

It is well known that during the medieval period of Indian history, the Sultanate (1191–1526) and Mughal (1526–1857) periods, there had been a constant stream of scholars, crafts men and artists particularly from Central Asia, who brought with them knowledge of all sciences into India. In this study, astronomical studies in the Indian astronomical studies and in the Ottoman Turks comparative studies will be discussed in astronomy

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Astronomy in the India, astronomy in the Ottoman, history of astronomy

Ortaçağ Dönemi’nde Hint’te Astronomi Çalışmaları

Öz

16. ve 17. yüzyıllar Hint tarihinde, Saltanat ve Babür (15261857) saltanatlarının dönemleridir. Bu dönemde özellikle Orta Asya’dan getirilen el sanatları ve erkek sanatçıların ve bilginlerin sabit bir akışı olmuştu bilinmektedir. Bu çalışmada, bu dönemdeki Hint astronomi çalışmaları ve Osmanlı Türklerinin astronomi çalışmaları karşılaştırılmalı olarak ele alınacaktır

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Hint astronomisi, Osmanlı astronomisi, astronomi tarihi

Kaynakça

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