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The Lighthouse and the Observatory - Islam, Science, and Empire in Late Ottoman Egypt (Hardcover)
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The Lighthouse and the Observatory - Islam, Science, and Empire in Late Ottoman Egypt (Hardcover)
Series: Science in History
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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 scholars, and reformist Islamic publications, such as The
Lighthouse, are linked to examine the making of knowledge, the
performance of piety, and the operation of political power through
scientific practice. Contrary to ideas of Islamic scientific
decline, Muslim scholars in the nineteenth century used a dynamic
tradition of knowledge to measure time, compute calendars, and
predict planetary positions. The rise of a 'new astronomy' is
revealed to owe much to projects of political and religious reform:
from the strengthening of the multiple empires that exercised power
over the Nile Valley; to the 'modernization' of Islamic centers of
learning; to the dream of a global Islamic community that would
rely on scientific institutions to coordinate the timing of major
religious duties.
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