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The main topic of this article comprises four unpublished Arabic texts on astrolabe-like instruments for showing the conditions of eclipses.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...
| 主要作者: | |
|---|---|
| 格式: | 电子 文件 |
| 语言: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | 载入...
|
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| 出版: |
2017
|
| In: |
Medieval encounters
Year: 2017, 卷: 23, 发布: 1/5, Pages: 8-44 |
| Further subjects: | B
Alī ibn ʿĪsā
Arabic treatises
astrolabe
eclipse computer
Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Nasṭūlus al-Asṭurlābī
|
| 在线阅读: |
Volltext (Publisher) |