Astronomical calculations : manuscript, [1794 or 5].

Title	Astronomical calculations : manuscript, [1794 or 5].
Publication Date:	1798
Subject	Islamic calendar, Islamic calendar / Early works to 1800., Astronomy, Arab, Astronomy, Arab / Early works to 1800., Manuscripts, Arabic, Manuscripts, Arabic / Michigan, Manuscripts, Arabic / Michigan / Ann Arbor.
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	No
Manuscript	Unknown
Physical Dimensions	1 v. ([18] p.) ; 21 cm
Library:	HathiTrust Digital Library
Record ID	002601794
Library Location	University of Michigan
Notes	About: Described inside cover as a "first draft of a calendar," this piece includes calculations for the visibility of the lunar crescent at the beginning of each of the Islamic months for the year 1209 [i.e. 1794-5] and for a lunar eclipse on 15 Rajab of that year [i.e. 5 February 1795]. \| Watermarks: Three crescents; initials PP/FVF in roman. For the first see Edward Heawood, Watermarks, Mainly of the 17th and 18th Centuries (Hilversum, 1950), p. 24. Calculations rubricated. Date in headings of pages. Purchased in Cairo, 1933/34. Owner's mark: on flyleaf, manuscript notes in handwriting of Max Meyerhof.

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Astronomical calculations : manuscript, [1794 or 5].

Publication Date 1798

Subject Islamic calendar, Islamic calendar / Early works to 1800., Astronomy, Arab, Astronomy, Arab / Early works to 1800., Manuscripts, Arabic, Manuscripts, Arabic / Michigan, Manuscripts, Arabic / Michigan / Ann Arbor.

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital No

Manuscript Unknown

Physical Dimensions 1 v. ([18] p.) ; 21 cm

Library HathiTrust Digital Library

Record ID 002601794

Library Location University of Michigan

Notes About: Described inside cover as a "first draft of a calendar," this piece includes calculations for the visibility of the lunar crescent at the beginning of each of the Islamic months for the year 1209 [i.e. 1794-5] and for a lunar eclipse on 15 Rajab of that year [i.e. 5 February 1795]. | Watermarks: Three crescents; initials PP/FVF in roman. For the first see Edward Heawood, Watermarks, Mainly of the 17th and 18th Centuries (Hilversum, 1950), p. 24. Calculations rubricated. Date in headings of pages. Purchased in Cairo, 1933/34. Owner's mark: on flyleaf, manuscript notes in handwriting of Max Meyerhof.