The Geographical Journal

The Geographical Journal
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 610
Release: 1916
Genre: Electronic journals
ISBN:

Includes the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society, formerly published separately.

World Maps for Finding the Direction and Distance of Mecca

World Maps for Finding the Direction and Distance of Mecca
Author: David A. King
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 736
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9789004113671

The author describes how Muslims over the centuries have determined the sacred direction ("qibla") towards Mecca and presents two highly sophisticated Mecca-centred world-maps for finding the "qibla." These recently-discovered world-maps have forced a reevaluation of Muslim achievements in mathematics and cartography.

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1919
Genre: Antiquarian booksellers
ISBN:

Nature

Nature
Author: Sir Norman Lockyer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 774
Release: 1920
Genre: Electronic journals
ISBN: