Astrolabes as Eclipse Computers: Four Early Arabic Texts on Construction and Use of the Ṣafīḥa Kusūfiyya
The main topic of this article comprises four unpublished Arabic texts on astrolabe-like instruments for showing the conditions of eclipses. They are the earliest technical descriptions of eclipse computers in any language. The first text is a treatise by ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā (ninth century) on a special a...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Φόρτωση...
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2017
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| Στο/Στη: |
Medieval encounters
Έτος: 2017, Τόμος: 23, Τεύχος: 1/5, Σελίδες: 8-44 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Alī ibn ʿĪsā
Arabic treatises
astrolabe
eclipse computer
Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Nasṭūlus al-Asṭurlābī
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (Publisher) |