Al-Madḫal ilỳ ʿilm al-nujūm

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Al-Madkhal ilá ʿilm al-nujūm

Title (arabic)	المدخل إلى علم النجوم
Title (translit)	Al-Madkhal ilá ʿilm al-nujūm
Alias	Al-Madḫal ilỳ al-hayʾaẗ wa-ḥarakāt al-aflāk wa-al-kawākib
Author	Qusṭā ibn Lūqā al-Baʿalbakī
Language	Arabic
Subject	Astronomy: General
ismi_id	102800

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Reprinted in: Cairo, 1966. The "Madḫal ilỳ ʿilm al-nujūm" is mentioned in this work.

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