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The rich astronomical heritage ... - ketchim - 05-01-2012
"During the so called 'dark ages' in Europe, Islamic civilisation championed both astronomy and physics,
shaping our modern science,"
Christopher Phillips, who is leading the project.
Re: The rich astronomical heritage ... - ketchim - 05-01-2012
A campaign is being launched to take astronomy to schools, orphanages and refugee camps :
throughout Afghanistan.
Re: The rich astronomical heritage ... - ketchim - 05-01-2012
Drawing on the rich heritage of astronomy under Islam :
the campaign hopes to expand to other countries too.
![[Image: _59954394_3.jpg]](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/59954000/jpg/_59954394_3.jpg)
Re: The rich astronomical heritage ... - ketchim - 05-01-2012
Amateur astronomers, government officials and science communicators are behind the project
which will dole out star-gazing kits first around Kabul.....
Re: The rich astronomical heritage ... - ketchim - 05-01-2012
The project aims to restore astronomy to the place it had previously in Islamic societies :
![[Image: _59954322_telescope.jpg]](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/59954000/jpg/_59954322_telescope.jpg)
Re: The rich astronomical heritage ... - ketchim - 05-01-2012
The eventual aim is to reach other parts of Asia, the Middle East and Africa......
Re: The rich astronomical heritage ... - ketchim - 05-01-2012
but....but....Hindus were star gazing wayyyyyy b4 Islam :
kwami , Cappo and SCA......... [img alt=::redcard::]http://www.westindiesforum.com/../../Smileys/default/RoteKarte.gif[/img]
Re: The rich astronomical heritage ... - ketchim - 05-01-2012
Was that Meteorite part of Astronomy ?
Snoopster .. :wink:
Re: The rich astronomical heritage ... - Kwami - 05-02-2012
Arabs are a backward people , inspite of vast oil wealth they are still living in the middle ages. They invented nothing and what was attributed them was in fact stolen from India.
Re: The rich astronomical heritage ... - Kwami - 05-02-2012
Take it from other arabs