World maps for finding the direction and distance of Mecca : : innovation London and tradition in Islamic science / / by David A. King.
Two remarkable Iranian world-maps were discovered in 1989 and 1995. Both are made of brass and date from 17th-century Iran. Mecca is at the centre and a highly sophisticated longitude and latitude grid enables the user to determine the direction and distance to Mecca for anywhere in the world betwee...
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| Superior document: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; 36 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston ;, Koln : : Brill,, [1999] ©1999 |
| Year of Publication: | 1999 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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