Observatories in Malaysia: descendants of Islamic civilization superiority

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Ibnor Azli, Safiai, Mohd. Hafiz, Jamsari, Ezad Azraai, Ahmad, Md. Yazid, Mohd. Nor, Amir Husin, Mohd. Nasir, Badlihisham, Hehsan, Aminudin
• Format: Article
• Published: IAEME Publication 2017
• Subjects: BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/76337/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85040708494&partnerID=40&md5=4772bac5021cbd86f64d17b3b0022595

This article covers official observatories in Malaysia on their historical aspects of establishment and development. The observatories were built for the advancement of the science of falak in Malaysia in the fields of research, education and tourism. However, studies on observatory are few in numbe...