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Museo Galileo: Multimedia: Video: Arab Astronomy

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Triggered by traditions of faith, followers of Islam needed a system in order to know which way to turn to Mecca for their five daily prayers. To do this, close attention to spherical trigonometry and Ptolemy's celestial model made the Arab community a world leader in astronomy.

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9th - 10th
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