Institute for the History of Arabic-Islamic Sciences in Frankfurt

Institute for the History of Arabic-Islamic Sciences in Frankfurt

This temporary webpage has been created at the request of the staff and the scientific board of the Institute for the History of Arabic-Islamic Sciences at the J.W. Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. In the near future, all the materials on the present webpage will be removed and placed on a new website of the Institute. Please do not link to this temporary webpage.


News of the Institute Spring School on Astrolabes, March 23, 2026 (Part 1), March 24-26, 2026 (Part 2) Call for applications Poster for the Spring School Digital volumes of the Zeitschrift für Geschichte der arabisch-islamischen Wissenschaften Please see the special webpage. Digital versions of a few publications of the institute Fuat Sezgin, Wissenschaft und Technik im Islam, Frankfurt 2003. Band 1: Einführung in die Geschichte der arabisch-islamischen Wissenschaften by Fuat Sezgin. Band 2-5: Fuat Sezgin in Zusammenarbeit mit Eckhard Neubauer, Katalog der Instrumentensammlung des Institutes für Geschichte der arabisch-islamischen Wissenschaften. Band 2: 1. Astronomie. Band 3: 2. Geographie, 3. Nautik, 4. Uhren, 5. Geometrie, 6. Optik. Band 4: 7. Medizin, 8. Chemie, 9. Mineralien. Band 5: 10. Physik und technik, 11. Architektur, 12. Kriegstechnik, 13. Antike Objekte. English Translation: Fuat Sezgin, Science and Technology in Islam, translated by Renate Sarma and Sreeramula Rajeswara Sarma, Frankfurt 2010. Volume 1: Introduction to the History of Arabic-Islamic Science by Fuat Sezgin. Volumes 2-5: Fuat Sezgin in collaboration with Eckhard Neubauer, Catalogue of the Instruments of the Institute for the History of Arabic-Islamic Science. Volume 2: 1. Astronomy. Volume 3: 2. Geography, 3. Navigation, 4. Clocks, 5. Geometry, 6. Optics. Volume 4: 7. Medicine, 8. Chemistry, 9. Mineralogy. Volume 5: 10: Physics and Technology, 11 Architecture, 12. Military Technology, 13. Ancient Artefacts. Back to main webpage.

News of the Institute

Spring School on Astrolabes, March 23, 2026 (Part 1), March 24-26, 2026 (Part 2)
Call for applications
Poster for the Spring School

Digital volumes of the Zeitschrift für Geschichte der arabisch-islamischen Wissenschaften

Please see the special webpage.

Digital versions of a few publications of the institute

Fuat Sezgin, Wissenschaft und Technik im Islam, Frankfurt 2003.
Band 1: Einführung in die Geschichte der arabisch-islamischen Wissenschaften by Fuat Sezgin.
Band 2-5: Fuat Sezgin in Zusammenarbeit mit Eckhard Neubauer, Katalog der Instrumentensammlung des Institutes für Geschichte der arabisch-islamischen Wissenschaften.
Band 2: 1. Astronomie.
Band 3: 2. Geographie, 3. Nautik, 4. Uhren, 5. Geometrie, 6. Optik.
Band 4: 7. Medizin, 8. Chemie, 9. Mineralien.
Band 5: 10. Physik und technik, 11. Architektur, 12. Kriegstechnik, 13. Antike Objekte.

English Translation: Fuat Sezgin, Science and Technology in Islam, translated by Renate Sarma and Sreeramula Rajeswara Sarma, Frankfurt 2010.
Volume 1: Introduction to the History of Arabic-Islamic Science by Fuat Sezgin.
Volumes 2-5: Fuat Sezgin in collaboration with Eckhard Neubauer, Catalogue of the Instruments of the Institute for the History of Arabic-Islamic Science.
Volume 2: 1. Astronomy.
Volume 3: 2. Geography, 3. Navigation, 4. Clocks, 5. Geometry, 6. Optics.
Volume 4: 7. Medicine, 8. Chemistry, 9. Mineralogy.
Volume 5: 10: Physics and Technology, 11 Architecture, 12. Military Technology, 13. Ancient Artefacts.

Back to main webpage.

Jan Hogendijk <J.P.Hogendijk_at_uu.nl>

2025