The Evolution of Optical Instrumentation, Laser Technology, and Scientific Thought: the Ramon Maria Aller Astronomical Activities and Arab Astronomy

Abstract

This Doctoral Dissertation was written by Hatem Abdullah Al-Ameryeen under the direction of José Ángel Docobo, Full Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Ramón María Aller Astronomical Observatory (OARMA) at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. This research is dedicated to accomplishing several objectives in the field of scientific thought such as the evolution of astronomical instrumentation, the astronomical activities of OARMA, and the past, present, and future of Arab Astronomy, all within the lines of research of the History and Philosophy of Science.