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TEXT

Kitab al-abʿād wa-al-ajrām

Title (arabic)

كتاب الأبعاد والأجرام
Title (translit)

Kitab al-abʿād wa-al-ajrām
Alias

Kitab al-abʿād wa-al-ajrām
Author

Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh Ḥabash al-Ḥāsib al-Marwazī
Language

Arabic
Subject

Astronomy: General
Notes

This work is a record of the scientific projects conducted under the patronage of the caliph Maʾmūn.
ismi_id

322456

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