
Astronomical instrument makers
The following is a list of astronomical instrument makers, along with lifespan and country of work, if available.
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CultureHistoryIslamic philosophersLeipzig University alumni16th-century writers in LatinAlchemists of the medieval Islamic worldCopernican RevolutionCritics of deismMuslim critics of atheism, AsharisAstronomers of the medieval Islamic worldChristian astrologersExplorers of AsiaMedieval Iranian pharmacologists, Transoxanian Islamic scholarsPsychology in the medieval Islamic worldUniversity of Copenhagen alumni
Al-Biruni
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Central Asian polymath al-Biruni and his 11th-century book India, one of the first scholarly works about the country.
10 June 2010
Featuring: James Montgomery, Hugh Kennedy, Amira Bennison
CultureIslamic philosophersAlchemists of the medieval Islamic worldCritics of deismAstronomical instrument makersPsychology in the medieval Islamic worldAstronomers of the medieval Islamic worldExplorers of AsiaMuslim critics of atheism, AsharisMedieval Iranian pharmacologists, Transoxanian Islamic scholarsTycho Brahe
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the innovative 16th-century Danish astronomer, renowned for the accuracy of his observations, all taken before the invention of the telescope.
2 February 2023
Featuring: Ole Grell, Adam Mosley, Emma Perkins