| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 422, 136 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Islamic philosophy, theology, and science,
0169-8729 ;
v. 51
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Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 51.
0169-8729
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-392) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Part I; Part II Commentary; Part III Translation of Najm al-Din al-Misri's Treatise on Instruments; Part IV Appendices; Bibliography; INDEX OF MANUSCRIPTS QUOTED; Indices; Plates; Part V Edition of Najm al-Din's treatise. |
| Summary |
An illustrated Arabic treatise, with an English translation and detailed commentary, on the construction of over 100 various astronomical instruments, many of which are otherwise unknown to specialists. It was composed by Najm al-Din al-Misri, a rather shadowy figure, in Cairo around 1330 CE. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Astrolabes -- Egypt -- History.
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Astrolabes. |
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Egypt. |
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History. |
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Astrolabes -- Syria -- History.
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Syria. |
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Sundials -- Egypt -- History.
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Sundials. |
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Sundials -- Syria -- History.
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Quadrants (Astronomical instruments) -- Egypt -- History.
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Quadrants (Astronomical instruments) |
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Quadrants (Astronomical instruments) -- Syria -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Miṛrī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, active 14th century.
Kitāb fī al-ālāt al-falakīyah.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Charette, François, 1970- Mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003 9004130152 (DLC) 2003045374 (OCoLC)52257858 |
| ISBN |
1423711777 (electronic book) |
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9781423711773 (electronic book) |
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9047402170 |
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9789047402176 |
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9789004130159 (acid-free paper) |
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9004130152 (acid-free paper) |
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9004130152 (acid-free paper) |
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