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'Science historian David King wrote a monumental book about [a] cartographical miracle.' Dirk van Delft, NRC Handelsblad, 2000. '...impressive volume...This is an important reference book full of suggestions for further studies.' Roser Puig, ISIS, 2001. '...King has written a fascinating, beautifully illustrated book that should be read by any person interested in Islamic science or the history of mathematical geography.' Benno van Dalen, Royal Asiatic Society, 2002.

'Science historian David King wrote a monumental book about [a] cartographical miracle.' Dirk van Delft, NRC Handelsblad, 2000. '…impressive volume…This is an important reference book full of suggestions for further studies.' Roser Puig, ISIS, 2001. ‘…King has written a fascinating, beautifully illustrated book that should be read by any person interested in Islamic science or the history of mathematical geography.’ Benno van Dalen, Royal Asiatic Society, 2002.

'Science historian David King wrote a monumental book about [a] cartographical miracle.' Dirk van Delft, NRC Handelsblad, 2000. '...impressive volume...This is an important reference book full of suggestions for further studies.' Roser Puig, ISIS, 2001. `...King has written a fascinating, beautifully illustrated book that should be read by any person interested in Islamic science or the history of mathematical geography.' Benno van Dalen, Royal Asiatic Society, 2002.

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David A. King, Ph.D. (1972) in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures, Yale University, is Professor of the History of Science at the J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt. He has published extensively on medieval Islamic astronomy and astronomical instruments.

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