Author
[Anonymous].
Publication Date
Not available
Publication Place
Quds - Palestine -
Not identified
Subject
astronomy.
Type
kitap
Language
Ottoman
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
20.2cm × 13.4cm
Library
Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation
Library Asset ID
Tur 41
Record ID
90380
Library Location
Palestine (Quds) - Al-Khālidiyyah LIBRARY - Palestine (Jerusalem) - Khalidiya Library
Date
Not available
Notes
Astronomical tables by an unidentified author. The title appears on f. 1a. Written area and number of lines change constantly, in accordance with the character of the text; Thin glossy paper of cream colour with laid lines in the inner part of the volume; careful hand for the tables, casual for the other parts. Tables have rules, otherwise no decoration or catchwords. Date post quem: 1231/1816. followed by pages covered with casual astronomical calculations, notes on the stars, and verses in Turkish and Persian.
A collection of astronomical and mathematical tables and lists for the computation of the position of the sun, sunrise and sunset, the motion of the moon, the stars and the planets, as well as short texts touching on the zodiac, celestial phenomena (e.g. eclipses) and various calendar systems, in Turkish, Arabic and Persian. For some of the former features cf. D. A. King: "al-Samt", in El, N.E. VIII (1995).
Sample Text
(f. 3a)with a table entitled
Cilt
Brown leather back board of the cover is extant, binding has come apart
Yazı hakkında notlar
Different handwritings
Durum
Numerous pages are left blank; outer leaves browned by use; water damage has caused ink and colours to run throughout; considerable worm damage; most of the leaves are stuck together forming several solid blocks of paper, thus making the book very difficult to inspect.
Mürekkep rengi
Black ink for the texts, black and red for the tables, orange and dark red or yellow and blue for keywords and overscoring
