Azimuth - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Azimuth - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Kunitzsch, Paul

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060817
Doc. NO	:	ALei1214
Main Entry	:	Kunitzsch, Paul
Title & Author	:	Azimuth - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Kunitzsch, Paul
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(216 words)
Abstract	:	Azimuth is a modern astronomical term marking, in the horizon coordinate system, the angle along the horizon in a clockwise direction from the south or north point to the point where a vertical arc through the zenith (samt al-raʾs or al-ruʾūs) and a celestial body, such as the sun or a star, intersects with the horizon. Etymologically, it is derived from the Arabic plural al-sumūt (s. al-samt ), which refers to both the vertical circle and the angular distance on the horizon (in Arabo-Islamic astronomy measured
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1214.pdf