Muslim contributions to geography until the end of the 12th century AD

Auteur :
AL-MONAES, W. A.

Description :
The A. relates the story of the many-sided aspects of the Muslim contribution to geography. It was a part of that new expression of an intellectual renaissance which characterized the rise of Islamic civilization. The discoveries made by Islamic people helped to further knowledge of many new areas. The three main contributions concern descriptive geography, astronomical and mathematical geography, cartography.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
GeoJournal, issn : 0343-2521, 1991, vol. 25, n°. 4, p. 393-400, Références bibliographiques : 13 réf.

Date :
1991

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Heidelberg, Springer