Skyscript Astrology Forum

The BBC Radio 4 Radio programme In Our Time, presented by Melvyn Bragg, has featured interesting programmes with leading academics on two Persian Islamic scholars who will be familiar to those interested in medieval astrology. These are Al Biruni and Avicenna (Ab? Al? S?n?). The online recording of the programmes is available on this link:

Each programme lasts 45 minutes.

Al Biruni: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00smnlk

Avicenna: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00855lt

Enjoy!

Mark

Thanks Mark! Al Biruni doesn't get a fat lot of credit for his astrology, does he? Although astrology does get presented as a pseudoscience closely related to astronomy at the time. Interesting listening at 15:45 into the program and the guest's view on Biruni's work on the charting and mapping of time in regard to religious festivals. Then I noted at about 17 minutes into the program James Mount Gomery says that one of the jobs of the astronomer is determining the time of prayer!!

The contribution of astrology is obviously quite an embarrassment!