By Chris Vaughan, Senior Astronomer, AstroGeo.ca The distinctive constellation Pegasus (the Winged Horse) is well placed for evening stargazing in autumn. Although the constellation’s name comes from Greek mythology, many…
Author: Alia Sabahat Chaudhary Editor: Hira Islam Muslims have been observing the skies for a long time, and their motivation stemmed from their need to determine the exact times for…
The Astrolabe Author: Sarah Dard Editor: Hira Islam Housed within the magnificent observatories set up by the likes of Caliph Al – Mamun of Baghdad (arguably the first man in…
In his book The Brightest Stars for the Construction of Mechanical Clocks (Al-Kawakib al-durriyya fi wadh' al-bankamat al-dawriyya), Taqi al-Din Ibn Ma'ruf analyses the four main types of time keeping…
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