Islamic Science

Commission on History of Science and Technology in Islamic Societies

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The Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies
Work Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. P.O.Box 10277. Al Tarafa Street, Zone 70, Wadi Al Banat, Al Dhaayen Qatar Website: https://acrps.academia.edu/MohammedAbattouy

Research Area

  • History of Mechanics
  • History of Physics/Natural Science
  • History of Technology

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • East and/or Southeast Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Latin
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Ibn Haldun University
Work Kisikli Mah. Baha Sok. No 24/5 Uskudar-Istanbul Turkey Work Phone: +905327937816 Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5862-1737

Research Area

  • History of Philosophy
  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Egypt

Research Languages

  • Ottoman Turkish
  • Persian
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Universidad de la Laguna
Work Plaza del Rector D. Jose Carlos Alberto BethencourtApartado 45638200 – San Cristobal de La Laguna (Tenerife, Canary Islands) Spain Work Phone: +34 689-636-762 Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8500-5465

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Medicine
  • History of Optics
  • History of Scientific Instruments

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Egypt
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Romance
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Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Work United States

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Life Sciences
  • History of Medicine
  • History of Occult Sciences
  • History of Zoology

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • East and/or Southeast Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Sicily
  • South Asia
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Castilian
  • Latin
  • Ottoman Turkish
  • Persian
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Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED)
Work Dept. Historia Medieval, Facultad de Geografia e Historia, UNED. Paseo Senda del Rey 7, 28040 Madrid Spain Work Phone: 00-34-91398 8870 Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6168-6902

Research Area

  • History of Medicine

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • East and/or Southeast Asia
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
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Institute for the History of Science, University of Tehran
Work P.O. Box 41635-1766, Rasht Iran Work Phone: 0098-938 4600 334 Website: http://www.mb-kushyar.com

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Central Asia
  • Iran

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
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Simon Fraser University
Work 435 Donald Street Coquitlam BC V3K 3Z9 Canada Work Phone: +6049362268 Website: http://www.math.sfu.ca/~berggren/main.html

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Scientific Instruments

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
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Graduate Theological Union
Work 1608 McGee Avenue, Berkeley CA United States Work Phone: +1 510.299.8387 Website: https://gtu.academia.edu/CarolBier

Research Area

  • History of Architecture
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Optics
  • History of Physics/Natural Science
  • History of Technology

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Sicily
  • South Asia
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
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Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Occult Sciences
  • History of Scientific Instruments

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Central Asia
  • Iran
  • Iraq

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
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Work Germany

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Cartography
  • History of Cross-Cultural Exchange
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Science and Art
  • History of Scientific Institutions

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Europe
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • South Asia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Persian
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Philipps University Marburg
Work Institute for the History of Pharmacy and Medicine Roter Graben 10 D-35037 Marburg Germany Work Phone: 4.91781E+11 Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2331-8797

Research Area

  • History of Life Sciences
  • History of Medicine
  • History of Pharmacy

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Egypt
  • Levant

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Latin
  • Ottoman Turkish
  • Romance
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Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences
Work Germany

Research Area

  • History of Alchemy
  • History of Astrology
  • History of Life Sciences
  • History of Occult Sciences
  • History of Technology

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • East and/or Southeast Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
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Universitat de Barcelona
Work Spain Work Phone: 629237357

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Scientific Instruments
  • History of Technology

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
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AFAM (Friuli’s association of astronomy and meteorology)
Work S. Giorgio di Nogaro (UD) – Via Gramsci, 2 – 33058 Italy Work Phone: +39 3405833471

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Latin
  • Persian
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Work Jerusalem Israel

Research Area

  • History of Life Sciences
  • History of Medicine
  • History of Pharmacy

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Egypt
  • Levant

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Hebrew
  • Judaeo-Arabic
  • Persian
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Brigham Young University
Work 297 East 1150 North, Springville, UT 84663 United States Work Phone: 801-822-1111

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Medicine

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Sicily

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Latin
  • Persian
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Work Am Hutenhof 10, 40489 Dusseldorf Germany

Research Area

  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Syriac
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The American University in Cairo
Work Egypt

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Andalusia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Persian
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Work VCUarts Qatar, PO Box 8095, Al Luqta Street, Education City, Doha Qatar Work Phone: +974 33188769 Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9463-9408

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Life Sciences
  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
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University of Barcelona

Research Area

  • History of Alchemy
  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Occult Sciences
  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
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Ankara University
Work Dil ve Tarih Cografya Fakultesi, Sihhiye, 06100 Ankara Turkey Work Phone: 05053659970

Research Area

  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Technology

Time Period

  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Latin
  • Ottoman Turkish
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Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum
Work Seminar fuer Orientalistik, RUB, GB-2, 44780 Bochum Germany Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5278-2978

Research Area

  • History of Philosophy
  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Persian
  • Syriac
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DePauw University
Work 7 E Larabee St., Greencastle, IN 46135 United States Website: https://sites.google.com/a/depauw.edu/nahyan-fancy-personal-webpage/

Research Area

  • History of Life Sciences
  • History of Medicine
  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
  • Urdu
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University of Munich
Work Germany

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Egypt
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Sicily

Research Languages

  • Greek
  • Latin
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University of Barcelona, Section of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Work Spain

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Folk Astronomy
  • History of Medicine
  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Hebrew
  • Judaeo-Arabic
  • Latin
  • Romance
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University of Tubingen

Research Area

  • History of Alchemy
  • History of Medicine
  • History of Occult Sciences

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Latin
  • Persian
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University of Tehran
Work 23, Farhangi St., VesalShirazi St., Enghelab St., Tehran Iran Work Phone: +989125031722 Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6919-4814

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Life Sciences

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Iran

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
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Work Box 30344, Yanbu al-Sinaiyah Saudi Arabia Work Phone: +966555364164 Website: https://www.facebook.com/LutfallahGari

Research Area

  • History of Technology

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
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Institute for the History of Science, University of Tehran
Work No. 23, Farhangi Alley, Qods St., Enghelab Ave. Tehran Iran Work Phone: +98 938 3097612 Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4307-5809

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Physics/Natural Science
  • History of Technology

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Central Asia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
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History of Science Dept, Encyclopaedia Islamica Foundation
Work P.O.Box 14155-6195 Iran Work Phone: +98 21 77470480

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy

Time Period

  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Egypt
  • Iran

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
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Boston University

Research Area

  • History of Technology

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Latin
  • Romance
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Yale University
Work Humanities Quadrangle, 320 York Street, New Haven, CT 06510 United States Work Phone: +1 (203) 432 0829 Website: https://religiousstudies.yale.edu/people/frank-griffel

Research Area

  • History of Occult Sciences
  • Intellectual History

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Hebrew
  • Judaeo-Arabic
  • Persian
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Istanbul UniversityDepartment of History of Science, Faculty of Letters
Work Ordu Caddesi No.6 Laleli-Fatih 34134 Turkey Work Phone: +905324241447 Website: https://profil.istanbul.edu.tr/tr/p/gunerfez

Research Area

  • History of Cross-Cultural Exchange
  • History of Education
  • History of Scientific Institutions
  • History of Scientific Instruments

Time Period

  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Balkans
  • Egypt
  • Europe-Eastern
  • Iraq
  • Levant

Research Languages

  • Ottoman Turkish
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Yale University
Work 531 Edgewood Ave., New Haven, CT 06511 United States Work Phone: +1-203-497-9572

Research Area

  • History of Medicine
  • History of Occult Sciences
  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Ottoman Turkish
  • Persian
  • Syriac
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Department of History, Ryerson University
Work 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2K3 Canada Work Phone: 416-979-5000 #556141 Website: https://www.ryerson.ca/history/about-us/faculty-and-staff/faculty/hehmeyer-ingrid/

Research Area

  • History of Medicine
  • History of Technology

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
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Utrecht University, Mathematics Depart,emt
Work Budapestlaan 6, 3584 CD Utrecht Netherlands Work Phone: 31-6-5380-4567 Website: http://www.jphogendijk.nl

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Optics
  • History of Scientific Instruments

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • South Asia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Judaeo-Arabic
  • Latin
  • Persian
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Turkish Society for History of Science

Research Area

  • History of Cross-Cultural Exchange
  • History of Scientific Institutions

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Ottoman Turkish
  • Persian
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Weber State University
Work 1768 Victoria CT Ogden UT 84403 United States Work Phone: +1 (617) 991 0533 Website: http://www.ishim.net

Research Area

  • History of Medicine

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Sicily
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Judaeo-Arabic
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Work Iran

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Technology

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • South Asia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
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Work Yazd United States

Research Area

  • History of Mathematics

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • East and/or Southeast Asia
  • Iran

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
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Aligarh Muslim University (India)
Work Centre of Advance Study, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh UP India Work Phone: 9634434611

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Scientific Instruments
  • History of Technology

Time Period

  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • South Asia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
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Harvard University
Work 80 Larch Road Cambridge MA 02138 United States Website: http://www.scholar.harvard.edu/ekheirandish

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Optics
  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Sicily
  • South Asia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Persian
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Goethe University, Frankfurt (formerly)
Work Stephanstr. 18, D-60313 Frankfurt am Main Germany Work Phone: +49-69-269-13-998 / +33-9-6221-2372 Website: http://www.davidaking.academia.edu

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Scientific Instruments

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • East and/or Southeast Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Sicily
  • South Asia
  • West and/or East Africa
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
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Bar Ilan University (emeritus)

Research Area

  • History of Alchemy
  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Medicine
  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Hebrew
  • Judaeo-Arabic
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Universite du Quebec a MontrealUQAM (sciences religions)
Work C.P. 8888, succursale Centre-Ville Montreal Quebec H3C 3P8 Canada Work Phone: 1-514-987-3000 (ext. 8441) Website: https://religions.uqam.ca/corps-professoral/professeurs/professeur/marcotte.roxanne/

Research Area

  • History of Philosophy

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant

Research Languages

  • Arabic
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University of North Carolina
Work United States

Research Area

  • History of Medicine

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Sicily

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Latin
  • Romance
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University of Notre Dame
Work 1010 Jenkins Nanovic Halls Notre Dame IN 46556 United States Work Phone: 253-249-1330 Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahan-mirza-b9471871

Research Area

  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Central Asia
  • Iran
  • South Asia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
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University of Canterbury
Work Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8014 New Zealand

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Optics
  • History of Scientific Instruments

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • East and/or Southeast Asia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • South Asia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Persian
  • Sanskrit
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Professor Bowdoin CollegeReligion
Work Religion Department 7300 College Station Maine Brunswick Maine 04011 United States Work Phone: 1-207-798-4237 Website: Bowdoin College web page

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Cross-Cultural Exchange
  • History of Physics/Natural Science
  • Intellectual History

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Andalusia
  • Iran

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Hebrew
  • Judaeo-Arabic
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Predoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Physics/Natural Science
  • History of Scientific Instruments

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Latin
  • Persian
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University of Indianapolis
Work 1400 E. Hanna Ave. Indianapolis IN United States Work Phone: 317-788-3454 Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7528-9759

Research Area

  • History of Mathematics

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Latin
  • Romance
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Union College, NY
Work Department of Mathematics, Union College, Schenectady, NY, 12308 United States

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Optics
  • History of Scientific Instruments
  • History of Technology

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Iran
  • South Asia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Persian
  • Sanskrit
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University of Regensburg

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Life Sciences

Time Period

  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Europe
  • South Asia

Research Languages

  • French
  • Persian
  • Urdu
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Johns Hopkins University
Work United States

Research Area

  • History of Medicine

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Egypt
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Ottoman Turkish
  • Persian
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McGill University (emeritus status)

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • South Asia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
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Work United States

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Medicine

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • East and/or Southeast Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Ottoman Turkish
  • Persian
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University of Freiburg
Work Mercystr. 29, 79100 Freiburg Germany Work Phone: 49-1727451249

Research Area

  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Occult Sciences

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Egypt
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • West and/or East Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Hausa
  • Hebrew
  • Latin
  • Persian
  • Romance
  • Swahili
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Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Work Alfons Goppel Strasse 11 Munich 80539 Germany Website: http://ptolemaeus.badw.de/team/46

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Scientific Instruments

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Judaeo-Arabic
  • Persian
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University of Tuebingen
Work Auf dem Hirschberg 21, D-53225 Bonn Germany Work Phone: +49-177-2138477

Research Area

  • History of Medicine

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Persian
  • Syriac
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American University of Beirut
Work AUB – Farouk Jabre Center Beirut Lebanon

Research Area

  • History of Alchemy
  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Occult Sciences
  • History of Optics
  • History of Physics/Natural Science
  • History of Scientific Instruments
  • History of Technology

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • East and/or Southeast Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Sicily
  • South Asia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Hebrew
  • Judaeo-Arabic
  • Persian
  • Syriac
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societe libanaise-histoire des sciences
Work Montreal Canada Work Phone: +1 5142223348 Website: https://sanjakdar-chaarani.com/

Research Area

  • History of Physics/Natural Science
  • History of Technology

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Egypt
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
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Lewis University

Research Area

  • History of Occult Sciences
  • History of Philosophy
  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Egypt
  • Iraq
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Hebrew
  • Judaeo-Arabic
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Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Geography
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Andalusia
  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Latin
  • Persian
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University of Oxford (retired)
Work 216 Botley Road Oxford OX2 0HW United Kingdom Work Phone: 01865247787

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Life Sciences
  • History of Medicine
  • History of Occult Sciences
  • History of Scientific Instruments

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Persian
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International Consortium for Research in the Humanities (IKGF), Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Work Hartmannstrasse 14, D-91052 Erlangen Germany

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Occult Sciences

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Egypt
  • Europe
  • Iraq
  • Yemen and Arabia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Hebrew
  • Judaeo-Arabic
  • Latin
  • Persian
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Columbia University
Work 560 Riverside Dr. 4H New York NY 10027 United States Work Phone: 16464967483

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Occult Sciences

Time Period

  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Iran

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Ottoman Turkish
  • Persian
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Tel Aviv Univerasity

Research Area

  • History of Medicine

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Balkans
  • Egypt
  • Europe-Eastern
  • Iraq
  • Levant

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Hebrew
  • Ottoman Turkish
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New York University Abu Dhabi
Work PO Box 129118, NYUAD Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Work Phone: 9.71506E+11 Website: https://justinkstearns.com/

Research Area

  • History of Alchemy
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Medicine
  • History of Occult Sciences
  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa
  • West and/or East Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Latin
  • Romance
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Work 135 Av. de Rangueil, 31400 Toulouse France Work Phone: 00-33-561559843

Research Area

  • History of Mathematics

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Sicily

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Latin
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The University of Tokyo
Work Japan

Research Area

  • History of Alchemy
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Medicine
  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Central Asia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Syriac
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University of Tokyo

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Medicine
  • History of Occult Sciences

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Latin
  • Persian
  • Syriac
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Test – Ignore

Research Area

  • History of Alchemy

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
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Work 4107 NE 45 Street Seattle WA 98105 United States

Research Area

  • History of Geography

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Central Asia
  • West and/or East Africa

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Russian
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Maastricht University
Work Netherlands

Research Area

  • History of Mathematics

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Andalusia
  • Sicily

Research Languages

  • Greek
  • Latin
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Research Area

  • History of Astronomy

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Central Asia
  • Iran

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Ottoman Turkish
  • Persian
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Trinity Western University
Work 22500 University Drive Langley BC V2Y 1Y1 Canada Work Phone: 16048488714

Research Area

  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Iran
  • Iraq

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Latin
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Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Work Alfons-Goppel-Str. 11 Munich 80539 Germany Website: http://ptolemaeus.badw.de/team/5

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
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Department of Mathematics, Utrecht University
Work P.O. Box 80010 3508 TA Utrecht Netherlands Website: https://webspace.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/homepage.htm

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy
  • History of Mathematics
  • History of Scientific Instruments

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE
  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Central Asia
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Levant
  • Maghrib and/or North Africa

Research Languages

  • Latin
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Retired member of CNRS, Paris
Work 35, rue de l’Arbalete, 75005 Paris France Work Phone: 00386 51 616 588

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Life Sciences
  • History of Medicine
  • History of Occult Sciences
  • History of Physics/Natural Science

Time Period

  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Central Asia
  • Iran

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Persian
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Professor Emeritus, Kyoto Sangyo University
Work (home) 736-37 Iwakura-Nagatani-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0026 Japan Work Phone: +81-75-721-3048, movile: 81-80-3113-2551

Research Area

  • History of Astrology
  • History of Astronomy

Time Period

  • Pre-1000 CE
  • 1000-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • East and/or Southeast Asia
  • Iran
  • South Asia

Research Languages

  • Arabic
  • Sanskrit
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Assistant Professor University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleHistory
Home 1113 Rain Tree Road Knoxville TN 37923 United States

Research Area

  • History of Cross-Cultural Exchange
  • History of Life Sciences
  • History of Medicine
  • Intellectual History

Time Period

  • Post-1500 CE

Major Geographical Regions Studied

  • Anatolia
  • Europe

Research Languages

  • French
  • Latin
  • Ottoman Turkish
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