Author
Abū ‘Alī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haytham
Publication Date
16th century (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IO Islamic 1270, ff 116v-118r
Record ID
vdc_100023697729.0x000010
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
16th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Treatise on the construction and use of compasses for drawing large circles by Abū ‘Alī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haytham (أبو علي الحسن بن الحسن بن الحسن بن الهيثم; d. ca 1040).
Begins (f. 116v, lines 2-4):
إن أحد الحيل الهندسية التي تسخ الخادم مولانا الوزير الأمير الأجل أدام الله سلطانه
It is extracted by a small machine that runs the stream of the pond, and we draw very small circles with its size
The bone...
Erişim Koşulları
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Seçilmiş kaynakça
Study:
Sezgin, Fuat,
Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums
, vol. 5 (Leiden: Brill, 1974), p. 358-74