The Lunar Crescent and the Islamic Calendar
(2018, original release: 2017)
Nonfiction
eCourse
Details
PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2017
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2018
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2018
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
3507021
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
Delve into the surprisingly tricky problem of deciding when a lunar month begins - usually determined by the first sighting of a crescent Moon after new Moon. Professor Schaefer describes his algorithm for calculating this event and then applies it to dating the crucifixion of Jesus
Film
In Process Record
Bradley E. Schaefer
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2017
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English