Histoire et pratique de l'astronomie ancienne. Islam professor at the University of

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Histoire et pratique de l'astronomie ancienne. Islam professor at the University ofHistory and Practice of Ancient Astronomy combines the most exact science with very simple observational practices to put the reader in direct contact with ancient astronomers. While tracing the history of astronomical ideas from Babylonian origins to the dawn of the 17th century, the work focuses on the Greek period, when astronomers perfected the geometric and philosophical ideas that determined the development of astronomy. The author approaches