1 / 9

Science and Islam

Science and Islam . Webquest Visual Aides . Astrolabes. The curved lines represent the beginning and end times for afternoon prayer . Geared Astrolabes . The mechanical clock owes it development, in part, to the geared astrolabe

kalei
Download Presentation

Science and Islam

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Science and Islam Webquest Visual Aides

  2. Astrolabes • The curved lines represent the beginning and end times for afternoon prayer

  3. Geared Astrolabes • The mechanical clock owes it development, in part, to the geared astrolabe • The gearings around the revolutions of the sun were instrumental in developing the lunar calendar used by Muslims

  4. Qibla Indicator • The purpose of the qibla indicator was to help Muslims find the direction of Mecca • These were essential for people who often travelled such as merchants

  5. Qibla Indicator & Horizontal Pin-Gnomon Dial • Unlike the previous device, this instrument gave Muslim the exact location of Mecca based on the location of 32 towns

  6. Seeking Mecca • Some qibla indicators included towns in North Africa and their relation to Mecca’s location

  7. From Baghdad to Damascus • Some early astrolabes included star pointers which were designed in the style of a dagger

  8. William Laud • Some Europeans owned Astrolabes. This Astrolabe was owned by William Luad, Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor of Oxford University in the early 17th century • Thus, Muslim advances in math and science were passed onto the West

  9. Sources • http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/scienceislam/index.php

More Related