Physical earth and its sciences in Istanbul: a journey from pre-modern (Islamic) to modern times

Ozcep, Ferhat

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-11-173-2020

Articles | Volume 11, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-11-173-2020

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History of geophysical institutes and observatories

https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-11-173-2020

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Articles | Volume 11, issue 2

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18 Aug 2020

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Physical earth and its sciences in Istanbul: a journey from pre-modern (Islamic) to modern times

Ferhat Ozcep

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Short summary

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 focuses 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.