Download or read book Islamic Astronomy and Medieval Spain written by Julio Samsó and published by Variorum Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the development of astronomy in al-Andalus, Islamic Spain, relating it to the astronomical science of the Latin West. Both Islamic and European science survived the Latin astronomical tradition after the Arab conquest of 711 and then the influence of Arabic science in Christian Spain.