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Course Name	Turkish	Astronomi Tarihi
	English	History of Astronomy
Course Code	BVT 501	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Kazım Yavuz Ekşi
Course Objectives		1. To introduce astronomy as an ingredient of the history of civilization; 2. To develop an awareness of remnants of ancient astronomy in our culture; 3. To grasp the symbiotic relation between astronomy and other sciences predominantly physics; 4. To develop the ability to read and understand texts, make research and write.
Course Description		Fundamental concepts of naked-eye atronomy; Calender systems and timekeeping; pre-telescope instruments; Babylonian and Assyrian astronomy; Ancient Greek Astronomy; Ancient Egyptian astronomy; Chinese Astronomy; Indian Astronomy; Astronomy in Aztecs and Maya's; Astronomy in the Medieval Islamic World; Astronomy in the Ottoman Empire; Copernican revolution and the birth of modern astronomy; Transition of modern astronomy to the Ottoman Empire; Astronomy in the 20th century Western World; Astronomy studies in Modern Turkey
Course Outcomes		Students who succeed in this course will improve their ability to; 1. Evaluate the astronomical knowledge of different civilizations depending on the geography, culture, era and level of development in other sciences; 2. Think conceptually regarding roles of astronomy in the history of civilization; 3. Communicate and discuss issues effectively on the changing roles of astronomy from the past to the present; 4.Evaluate the different meanings gained by astronomical objects and concepts within the framework of changing theoretical ideas; 5. Read and understand texts, make research and write.
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Textbook		İlkçağlardan günümüze Astronomi Tarihi, Yavuz Unat, Nobel yayınevi, Geliştirilmiş 2. basım Astronomi ve Coğrafya'nın Kültürel Tarihi, Zeki Tez, Doruk Yayınları
Other References		Magli, G. (2016), Archaeoastronomy: Introduction to the Science of Stars and Stones, Springer International Publishing Arthur Koestler (1990), The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe -Penguin (Non-Classics) Edward Harrison (2011), Masks of the Universe: Changing Ideas on the Nature of the Cosmos, 2nd Edn-Cambridge University Press Alexus McLeod (2016), Astronomy in the Ancient World: Early and Modern Views on Celestial Events, Springer International Publishing. Thomas Kuhn (1995), The Copernican Revolution. Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought, Harvard University Press Malcolm Longair (2006), Cosmic Century: a history of astrophysics and cosmology, Cambridge University Press Osler, M. (2010), Reconfiguring the World, Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Redd, N. (2012), Johannes Kepler Biography, Tech Media Network. Drake, Stillman (1990), Galileo: Pioneer Scientist, Toronto: The University of Toronto Press. Sayılı, A. (1988), Observatory in Islam, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi. Steele, J.M., Imhausen, A. (2002), Under One Sky: Astronomy and Mathematics in the Ancient Near East, Ugarit-Verlag Sezgin, F. (2007), İslam’da Bilim ve Teknik, İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kültür A.Ş. Yayınları King, D.A. (1986), Islamic Mathematical Astronomy, Variorum Reprints, London Ragep, S.P. (2017), Jaghmini’s Mulakhkhas: An Islamic Introduction to Ptolemaic Astronomy, Springer Pannekoek, A. (1961), A History of Astronomy, Dover Freely, J. (2012), Before Galileo: the birth of modern science in medieval Europe, Overlook Duckworth Belmonte J.A., Kragh H., Pankenier D.W. et al. (2015), Ancient Astronomy: India, Egypt, China, Maya, Inca, Aztec, Greece, Rome, Genesis, Hebrews, Christians, the Neolithic and Paleolithic, Cosmology Science Publishers Dolan, M. (2017), Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts, Springer

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