Mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria : the illustrated treatise of Najm al-Dīn al-Mīṣrī / by François Charette.

By:

Charette, François, 1970-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English, Arabic Original language: Arabic Series: Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 51.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 422, 136 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

1423711777
9781423711773
9047402170
9789047402176
9789004130159
9004130152

Contained works:

Miṣrī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, active 14th century. Kitāb fī al-ālāt al-falakīyah

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria.DDC classification:

522/.4 21

LOC classification:

QB85 .C45 2003eb

Other classification:

18.72
39.12

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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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-392) and indexes.

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.

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