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Medieval Islamic Views of the Cosmos: The Book of Curiosities

The University of Oxford's Bodleian Library is home to a rare manuscript entitled (through a rough English translation) Book of Curiosities of the Sciences and Marvels for the Eyes. This manuscript, which was authored sometime in the eleventh century, features diagrams, maps, and text that highlight the work of Muslim astronomers, scholars, and historians, "most of which are unparalleled in any...

http://cosmos.bodley.ox.ac.uk/