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The Transmission of Astronomical Theories from the Islamic World into Europe: The Roots of the Copernican Paradigm
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The Islamic Golden Age had influenced the European culture for many centuries. This influence was reached through several different ways. However, this paper majorly focuses on the Byzantine link (and its ramifications) which was manifested through a long process that lasted for many centuries. Unlike the impact of the translation movement that took place mostly in Toledo and Sicily, which is easy to trace back due to the existence of many manuscripts (Arabic, Latin, Greek, etc.) to compare and examine. When it comes to the late Islamic astronomical impact on Copernicus, the matter becomes more complex. Since in this area there is less concrete evidence for the claimed transmission. In this case different researching tools should be employed in order to highlight such elements of influence. Therefore, in this paper various methods are used to strengthen the paper’s main argument.
Indeed, the impact of early Muslims’ astronomical books (9-12 centuries) on Europe is easier to show. By contrast, the Muslims’ astronomical impact made in the next centuries is harder to follow. For instance, the impact of Maragha School on Copernicus only started to be seriously examined in the last century. Thus, this paper aims to bring some important studies made in the last seventy years regarding this impact. In this sense, this paper can be an introduction to the new researcher of the following prospective research. In short, by tracing back some Islamic fingerprints of the mentioned impact, this paper will demonstrate how Muslim scientists have immensely contributed to the European astronomical development being ripened, so to speak, in the Copernican revolution.
Finally, instead of disturbing the reader with the relevant technical terms this paper strives to approach the discussed topics in a kind of systematic method where the reader–in most cases–can find a somewhat general and chronological order of the relevant scientists, translators, intellectuals, and persons who had somehow established such contact between East and West at such critical times.
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Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Felsefe, Antropoloji, Sosyoloji
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
31 Aralık 2021
Gönderilme Tarihi
17 Ekim 2021
Kabul Tarihi
29 Aralık 2021
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2021 Sayı: 8
APA
Al-khaffaf, E. (2021). The Transmission of Astronomical Theories from the Islamic World into Europe: The Roots of the Copernican Paradigm. NOSYON: Uluslararası Toplum ve Kültür Çalışmaları Dergisi, 8, 129-147. https://izlik.org/JA25WD97NJ
AMA
1.Al-khaffaf E. The Transmission of Astronomical Theories from the Islamic World into Europe: The Roots of the Copernican Paradigm. Nosyon. 2021;(8):129-147. https://izlik.org/JA25WD97NJ
Chicago
Al-khaffaf, Ebrahim. 2021. “The Transmission of Astronomical Theories from the Islamic World into Europe: The Roots of the Copernican Paradigm”. NOSYON: Uluslararası Toplum ve Kültür Çalışmaları Dergisi, sy 8: 129-47. https://izlik.org/JA25WD97NJ.
EndNote
Al-khaffaf E (01 Aralık 2021) The Transmission of Astronomical Theories from the Islamic World into Europe: The Roots of the Copernican Paradigm. NOSYON: Uluslararası Toplum ve Kültür Çalışmaları Dergisi 8 129–147.
IEEE
[1]E. Al-khaffaf, “The Transmission of Astronomical Theories from the Islamic World into Europe: The Roots of the Copernican Paradigm”, Nosyon, sy 8, ss. 129–147, Ara. 2021, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA25WD97NJ
ISNAD
Al-khaffaf, Ebrahim. “The Transmission of Astronomical Theories from the Islamic World into Europe: The Roots of the Copernican Paradigm”. NOSYON: Uluslararası Toplum ve Kültür Çalışmaları Dergisi. 8 (01 Aralık 2021): 129-147. https://izlik.org/JA25WD97NJ.
JAMA
1.Al-khaffaf E. The Transmission of Astronomical Theories from the Islamic World into Europe: The Roots of the Copernican Paradigm. Nosyon. 2021;:129–147.
MLA
Al-khaffaf, Ebrahim. “The Transmission of Astronomical Theories from the Islamic World into Europe: The Roots of the Copernican Paradigm”. NOSYON: Uluslararası Toplum ve Kültür Çalışmaları Dergisi, sy 8, Aralık 2021, ss. 129-47, https://izlik.org/JA25WD97NJ.
Vancouver
1.Ebrahim Al-khaffaf. The Transmission of Astronomical Theories from the Islamic World into Europe: The Roots of the Copernican Paradigm. Nosyon [Internet]. 01 Aralık 2021;(8):129-47. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA25WD97NJ