Islamic astronomy comprises the
astronomical developments made in the
Islamic world, particularly during the
Islamic Golden Age (8th–15th centuries), and mostly written in the
Arabic language. These developments mostly took place in the
Middle East,
Central Asia,
Al-Andalus, and
North Africa, and later in the
Far East and
India. It closely parallels the genesis of other
Islamic sciences in its assimilation of foreign material and the amalgamation of the disparate elements of that material to create a science with
Islamic characteristics. These included
Greek,
Sassanid, and
Indian works in particular, which were translated and built upon. In turn, Islamic astronomy later had a significant influence on
Byzantine and
European astronomy (see
Latin translations of the 12th century) as well as
Chinese astronomy and
Malian astronomy.