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The main topic of this article comprises four unpublished Arabic texts on astrolabe-like instruments for showing the conditions of eclipses.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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Главный автор: Thomann, Johannes (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: 2017
В: Medieval encounters
Год: 2017, Том: 23, Выпуск: 1/5, Страницы: 8-44
Другие ключевые слова:B Alī ibn ʿĪsā Arabic treatises astrolabe eclipse computer Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Nasṭūlus al-Asṭurlābī
Online-ссылка: Volltext (Publisher)