Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam

Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam
İstanbul İslam Bilim ve Teknoloji Tarihi Müzesi
Established	25 May 2008
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates	41°00′50″N 28°58′46″E / 41.013847°N 28.979562°E
Type	Museum
Website	http://muze.gov.tr

Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam (Turkish: İstanbul İslam Bilim ve Teknoloji Tarihi Müzesi) is located in the former Imperial Stables Building in Gülhane Park. The museum was opened on 25 May 2008 and displays replicas of 9th and 16th century scientific instruments of Muslim scholars.^[1] The models were all made at the Institute for the History of Arab-Islamic Sciences of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt from descriptions and drawings in contemporary texts - very few original items are present. Many items are "completely imagined", while others are based on drawings of similar-looking devices in manuscripts, but it is unknown if these were ever built, or intended to be built.^[2]

Gallery

Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam Front
Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam Astolabe collection
Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam Observatory
Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam clock
Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam Clock detail
Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam Water clock
Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam Military objects
Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam Pump
Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam Mill
Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam Perpetuum mobile
Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam Armored battering ram