Kitāb al-miqyās lil-zawāl

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Kitāb al-miqyās lil-zawāl

Title (arabic)	كتاب المقياس للزوال
Title (translit)	Kitāb al-miqyās lil-zawāl
Author	Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Ḥabīb al-Fazārī
Language	Arabic
Subject	Astronomical Instruments
Notes	A book using a gnomon to measure noon.
ismi_id	86102

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