The Lighthouse and the Observatory: Islam, Science, and Empire in Late Ottoman Egypt

by Daniel A. Stolz

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316647250
• ISBN13: 9781316647257
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"