Architecture and Astronomy: The Ventilators of Medieval Cairo and Their Secrets Author(s): David A. King Source: Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 104, No. 1, Studies in Islam and the Ancient Near East Dedicated to Franz Rosenthal (Jan. - Mar., 1984), pp. 97-133 Published by: American Oriental Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/602646 Accessed: 26-08-2016 11:59 UTC JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://about.jstor.org/terms American Oriental Society is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of the American Oriental Society This content downloaded from 194.95.59.195 on Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:59:21 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms