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Mathematical Instrumentation In Fourteenth-Century Egypt And Syria: The Illustrated Treatise Of Najm Al-Din Al-Misri (Islamic Philosophy, Theology, And Science) - Francois Charette
Brill Academic Publishers (2003)
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Astrolabes, Astrolabes/ Egypt/ History, Astrolabes/ Syria/ History, Quadrants (Astronomical Instruments), Sundials

This volume contains the critical edition with English translation of a richly-illustrated Arabic treatise on the construction of over one hundred various astronomical instruments, many of which are otherwise unknown to specialists. It was composed by Najm al-D?n al-Misr?, a rather shadowy figure, in Cairo ca. 1330. The edition is accompanied by a detailed technical and historical commentary, which is framed as a self-standing essay on Islamic mathematical instrumentation. While this essay/commentary is mainly based on Najm al-D?n's treatise, it also benefits from the consultation of a large number of previously unstudied manuscripts, and includes a discussion of all relevant sources from the period 8001500.

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LoC Classification QB85 .C45 2003
Dewey 522.4
Format Library Binding
No. of Pages 582
Height x Width 250 x 160 mm
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Purchase Price 301,00 €
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