Publication Date
1601
Type
Other
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Pompeu Fabra University Library
Record ID
cdi_europeana_collections_9200519_ark_12148_btv1b53205384q
Library Location
Available Online
Date
1601
Sample Text
Scanning from an original document: Arabic 2552. The dâïr is the arc of the hourly circle which measures the elapsed part of the day, and the increase, or rather the excess (فضل), is the excess of the semi-diurnal arc over the dâïr. (See Delambre, History of astronomy of the Middle Ages, p. 111, 118, 187.) This table is calculated for each minute of the degree, up to 60°. Digitization carried out from an original document: Arabic 2552. The dâïr is the arc of the hourly circle which measures the elapsed part of the day, and the increase, or rather the excess (فضل), is the excess of the semi-diurnal arc over the dâïr. (See Delambre, History of astronomy of the Middle Ages, p. 111, 118, 187.) This table is calculated for each minute of the degree, up to 60°.
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