Abū al-Ḥasan ibn Aḥmar al-Ṣaydalānī
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أبو الحسن بن أحمر الصيدلاني
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Abū al-Ḥasan ibn Aḥmar al-Ṣaydalānī
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Alias |
Abū Šajjār
ʿAlī al-Šajjār
ʿAlī ibn Ḫalaf
ʿAlī ibn Ḫalaf ibn Aḥmar Aḫīr/Aḫyar
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Notes |
ʿAlī ibn Khalaf (fl. 11th c., al-Anadalus) is known for his work on universal instruments. His treatise on the use of the lámina universal (universal plate) is preserved only in a Spanish translation included in the Libros del Saber de Astronomía (see Rico y Sinobas), compiled by Alfonso X. |
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73175
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References
French translation of this work: "Livre des catégories des nations." edited by Louis Cheikho and translated by Régis Blachère. Paris: Larose, 1935.
Vol. 2, p. 256; vol. 3, p. 366.
Reprinted in: Islamic Astronomical Instruments, VII. London: Variorum Reprints, 1987.
Vol. 3: 11-132.
Pp. 96, 214.