George Saliba (Columbia University)

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George Saliba
Professor of Arabic and Islamic Science
Department of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures,
604 Kent Hall
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
USA

Phones:   (212) 854-4166
FAX   
Email:    g.saliba@columbia.edu


Works in the general area of History of Arabic science, with a special 
interest in the history of Arabic astronomy and the development of 
planetary theories in medieval Islamic times.  Latest work is a book 
titled "A History of Arabic Astronomy: Planetary Theories During the 
Golden Age of Islam," NYU Press, 1994, Pper edition, 1995. 
Teaches courses dealing with Islamic civilization from classical times to 
the present as well as courses dealing with Islamic science and the west.