IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012

STUDIES AND SOURCES ON THE HISTORY OF SCIENCEHISTORY OF OTTOMAN LITERATURE OF SCIENCEOSMANLI COĞRAFYA LİTERATÜRÜTARİHİHISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL LITERATUREDURING THE OTTOMAN PERIOD2 VOL.Prepared by Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Ramazan Şeşen, M. Serdar Bekar,Gülcan Gündüz, A. Hamdi Furat,Edited by Ekmeleddin İhsanoğluİstanbul, 2000 (in Turkish)(Series of Studies and Sources on the History of Science; 9.History of Ottoman Literature of Science Series; 3)ISBN 92-9063-097-3 (vol.1), ISBN 92-9063-098-1 (vol.2)ISBN 92-9063-096-5 (set)This two-volume work is third in the series titled History ofOttoman Scientific Literature after the History of OttomanAstronomy Literature (1997) and the History of OttomanMathematical Literature (1999). It follows the samemethodology as the first two works. It contains entries for1629 printed and manuscript works produced on Ottomanlands during the Ottoman period, on scientific subjectsrelating to geography, cosmography and cartography.The findings of this comprehensive survey show thatadvances were made in both Western -and Eastern -oriented geographical sciences throughout the Ottomanperiod. Their parallel progress continued until Westerntypegeographical science became dominant in the 19 thcentury following the establishment of universities whichincluded geography in their curricula. The main centre ofgeographical reseach was İstanbul.Price: US$80 (including post)144 IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012