TEXT

Jāmiʿ al-mabādiʾ wa-al-ghāyāt fī ʿilm al-miqāt

Title (arabic)

جامع المبادئ والغايات في علم الميقات

Title (translit)

Jāmiʿ al-mabādiʾ wa-al-ghāyāt fī ʿilm al-miqāt

Alias

Jāmiʿ al-mabādiʾ wa-al-ġāyāt fī ʿilm al-miqāt

Author

Language

Arabic

Subject

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

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.