Mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria : the illustrated treatise of Najm al-Dīn al-Mīṣrī /

Mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria : the illustrated treatise of Najm al-Dīn al-Mīṣrī /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Charette, François, 1970-
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.
Description:	1 online resource (xxi, 422, 136 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language:	English Arabic
Series:	Islamic philosophy, theology, and science, 0169-8729 ; v. 51 Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 51.
Subject:	Astrolabes -- Egypt -- History. Astrolabes -- Syria -- History. Sundials -- Egypt -- History. Sundials -- Syria -- History. Quadrants (Astronomical instruments) -- Egypt -- History. Quadrants (Astronomical instruments) -- Syria -- History. Astrolabes. Quadrants (Astronomical instruments) Sundials. Egypt. Syria. Electronic book. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11163717

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Other uniform titles:	Miṣrī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, active 14th century. Kitāb fī al-ālāt al-falakīyah.
ISBN:	1423711777 9781423711773 9047402170 9789047402176 9789004130159 9004130152 9004130152
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-392) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	An illustrated Arabic treatise, with an English translation and detailed commentary, on the construction of over 100 various astronomical instruments, many of which are otherwise unknown to specialists. It was composed by Najm al-Din al-Misri, a rather shadowy figure, in Cairo around 1330 CE.
Other form:	Print version: Charette, François, 1970- Mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003 9004130152

Table of Contents:

Part I; Part II Commentary; Part III Translation of Najm al-Din al-Misri's Treatise on Instruments; Part IV Appendices; Bibliography; INDEX OF MANUSCRIPTS QUOTED; Indices; Plates; Part V Edition of Najm al-Din's treatise.