Hamid Bohloul

Hamid Bohloul is a historian of pre-modern Islamicate mathematical sciences. He received his BSc in physics from the Isfahan University of Technology (Iran) before switching to the history of science. He was awarded his MA from the University of Tehran and his PhD from the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies (Tehran) in 2017. His research interests include Arabic and Persian manuscripts related to the mathematical sciences, scientific instruments, and horoscopic astrology.

He is now working on a monograph on Islamicate equatoria, a type of astronomical instrument that provide graphical solutions for determining true planetary positions, eliminating the need for lengthy calculations using astronomical tables.  

Most recently, he served as an assistant professor at the Iranian Institute of Philosophy (Tehran). Prior to that, he conducted research supported by the MPIWG, the University of Wuppertal, the Gulbenkian Museum (Lisbon), and various Iranian research institutions. He is currently affiliated with the research group Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA), led by Anuj Misra, where he studies the contributions and influence of two families of astrologers who served at the courts of various Timurid rulers.