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Scientific Weather Forecasting In The Middle Ages : The Writings of Al-Kindi
by Gerrit Bos and Charles Burnett
Overview
The first comprehensive treatise on scientific weather-forecasting can be traced to Al-Kindi, a prominent Arab philosopher of mid-ninth-century Baghdad. In two pivotal letters, Al-Kindi draws on Greek, Islamic, and astrological sources, setting them in the context of Aristotelian physics to produce highly advanced treatises on cosmology and meteorology.
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- ISBN-13: 9780710305763
- ISBN-10: 0710305761
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: January 2000
- Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
- Page Count: 592
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