Mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria : : the illustrated treatise of Najm al-Din al-Misri / / by Francois Charette.
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-Dīn al-Misrī, a rather shadowy figure,...
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| Superior document: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science, v. 51 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English Arabic |
| Series: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ;
v. 51. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (584 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Other title: | Kitab fi al-alat al-falakiyah. |
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| Summary: | 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-Dīn al-Misrī, 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-Dīn'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 800-1500. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-392) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1280467428 9786610467426 1423711777 9047402170 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8729 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Francois Charette. |