Author
Abu Nasr Mansoor ibn ‘Ali ibn ‘Iraq
Publication Date
16th century (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IO Islamic 1270, f 10r
Record ID
vdc_100023697729.0x000002
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
16th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Short text on geometry by Abū Naṣr Manṣūr ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Irāq (Abu Nasr Mansur ibn Ali ibn Iraq; d. 1036) extracted from his lost astronomical work the
al-Majisṭī al-shāhī
(The Shahi Almagest).
The text contains one diagram.
Begins (f. 10v, line 3):
Ab circle of the exocentric orbit and ab diameter
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Studies:
Berggren, J. Len, 'Ibn ‘Irāq: Abū Naṣr Manṣūr ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Irāq' in
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers
, ed. by Thomas Hockey et al. (New York: Springer, 2007), pp. 557-58
Sezgin, Fuat,
Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums
, vol. 5 (Leiden: Brill, 1974), pp 338-41; and vol. 6 (Leiden: Brill, 1978) pp 83-85