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David A. King (historian)

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David A. King (born 14 November 1941) is a British-American historian and author.

He was the Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures and History of Science at New York University (1979-85) and the director of the Smithsonian Institution project on medieval Islamic astronomy and Director of the Institute for the History of Science in Johann Wolfgang Goethe University.

Biography

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He completed his Ph. D in 1972 at Yale University. He has previously served as a professor and associate professor in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures of New York University. He is currently a Professor of History of Science and Director of the Institute for the History of Science, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main.[1]

Personal

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King has been married since 1969 to Patricia Cannavaro King and the couple have two sons and one granddaughter. He currently resides between Frankfurt city-center and a small village in Southern France.[1]

In 2013 King was awarded the Koyré Medal of the Académie internationale d'histoire des sciences for his life's work.

Bibliography

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His significant works include:

  • In Synchrony with the Heavens, Studies in Astronomical Timekeeping and Instrumentation in Medieval Islamic Civilization
  • Astronomy In The Service Of Islam
  • Islamic Mathematical Astronomy
  • World Maps For Finding The Direction And Distance To Mecca: Innovation And Tradition In Islamic Science
  • A Survey Of The Scientific Manuscripts In The Egyptian National Library
  • From Deferent to Equant: A Volume of Studies on the History of Science of the Ancient & Medieval Near East

References

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  1. ^ a b "David A. King". www.davidaking.org. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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  • [1] “Islamic Astronomy”
  • [2] “Al-Khalili and the Culmination of Spherical Astronomy in 14th-Century Damascus”
  • [3] Personal website
  • [4] Academia.edu site (several publications available to download)