Physical earth and its sciences in Istanbul: a journey from pre-modern (Islamic) to modern times
<p>Researching, compiling and analysing geophysical ideas and measurements in historical periods will contribute to the historical development of earth science. Also, this is important for geophysicists working on time-dependent (historical) data and revealing the physical properties of the ea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2020-08-01
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| Series: | History of Geo- and Space Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://hgss.copernicus.org/articles/11/173/2020/hgss-11-173-2020.pdf |
| Summary: | <p>Researching, compiling and analysing geophysical ideas and measurements in
historical periods will contribute to the historical development of earth
science. Also, this is important for geophysicists working on
time-dependent (historical) data and revealing the physical properties of the earth. This paper is focused on the earth and its sciences (with concepts,
ideas and measurements) in classical Islamic science in the Ottoman Empire
and the evolution of these thoughts and concepts in the context of the transition
to modern science. The pre-modern period of science in Islamic geographies is
represented by Aristotelian science and some original contributions. In the
geophysical sciences of the Ottoman Empire, earthquakes and weather events are
explained by his views and ideas. Modern concepts and scientific
measurements of geophysical events such as magnetic, seismologic and
meteorologic events were systematically begun by observatories. Before this,
there are some individual measurements.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 2190-5010 2190-5029 |