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Jāmiʿ al-mabādiʾ wa-al-ghāyāt fī ʿilm al-miqāt
Title (arabic) |
جامع المبادئ والغايات في علم الميقات
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Title (translit) |
Jāmiʿ al-mabādiʾ wa-al-ghāyāt fī ʿilm al-miqāt
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Alias |
Jāmiʿ al-mabādiʾ wa-al-ġāyāt fī ʿilm al-miqāt
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Language |
Arabic
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Notes |
This treatise, on the science of timekeeping, is a comprehensive encyclopedia of practical astronomy and became the standard reference for specialists of the subject. It is composed of 4 books: 1) On calculations; 2) On the construction of instruments; 3) On selected instruments; and 4) a series of questions/answers. |
ismi_id |
96125
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Manuscript Witnesses
36 witnesses:Literature References
Rozenfeld, Boris, and Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu. 2003. Mathematicians, Astronomers and Other Scholars of Islamic Civilisation and Their Works (7th-19th c.). Istanbul: Research Centre for Islamic History, Art, and Culture.
P. 208 (no. 592), A1.