KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- The practice of sighting the new moon or hilal to determine the start of the Ramadan fasting month, as carried out by Malaysia, has now become a reference at the ...

The practice of sighting the new moon, or hilal, to determine the start of the Ramadan fasting month, as carried out by Malaysia, has now become a reference at the international level.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A circular bronze astronomical instrument lies on a blue cloth. An 11th-century astrolabe — a device used for accurately ...

Ibn-al-shatir's lunar model from which Copernicus is reported to have borrowed in composing his cosmological model. Credit: This work is in the public domain in the United States. New research has ...

Foreword; Preface; Contents; Chapter-1; The Origins of Astronomy; Human Experience of the Sky; Figures in the Sky: The Constellations; The Ancients' Astronomy; Chapter-2; The Babylonians; The ...

The precious astrolabe was found languishing in a museum in the Italian city of Verona. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...