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

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Charette, François, 1970-
Other Authors: Miṣrī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, active 14th century
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Arabic
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.
Series:Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 51.
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