Author
Theodosius of Bithynia
Publication Date
18th century (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Place
India? -
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
177 x 113 mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Delhi Arabic 1926
Record ID
vdc_100022547806.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
18th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Arabic version of the
The space
(The Book of Acres) by Theodosius of Bithynia (Theodosius; Θεοδόσιος; c 160-c 100 BC). The preface (f. 1v, lines 3-5, transcribed below) states that it was translated from Greek into Arabic by Qusṭā ibn Lūqā (Qusta ibn Luke; c 820-912), up to Chapter 3, figure 5, at the order of Abū al-‘Abbās Aḥmad son of the caliph al-Mu‘taṣim bi-llāh (Al-Mu'tasim Billah; reg. 833-842), that the rest was translated by another, and that the translation was corrected by Thābit ibn Qurrah (Thābit ibn Qurrah; d. 901).
The text is divided into three chapters (articles):
Chapter 1 (First Article; ff. 1v-8r);
Chapter 2 (second article; ff. 8r-20v);
Chapter 3 (Article Three; ff. 20v-33r).
Numerous diagrams.
Begins (f. 1v, lines 2-6):
This is The Acre Book by Theodosius, which consists of three articles and fifty-nine figures
In some copies, there is a missing form in the number, and he ordered it to be transferred from Greek to Arabic
Abu Al-Abbas Ahmad bin Al-Mu'tasim Billah, so Qusta bin Luqa Al-Baalbaki transferred it to Al-Shakal
The fifth of the third article, then he took over what was in it and others corrected it. Thabit bin Qurrah Al-Maqalah
The first is twenty-two border shapes. The sphere is a shape surrounded by a single surface with a point inside it
Ends (fol. 33, lines 11-13):
A semicircle, x, does not equal a semicircle, so the arc, x, is similar
The arc of each arc is greater than the arc of their circle by an arc
That's what we wanted...
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(fol. 33, line 13):
...The article has been completed and in its entirety the book The Acre by Theodosius has been completed
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Bulma Yardımcıları
Unpublished catalogue of the Delhi Arabic collection
Köken
The Government of India, Delhi MSS, its seal (ff. 1r and 33v)
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Edition:
Theodosius,
Sphaerica: Arabic and medieval Latin translations
, Paul Kunitzsch and Richard Lorch, eds (Stuttgart: Steiner, 2010)
Edition of original Greek text:
Theodosius,
Sphaerica
, J.L. Heiberg, ed. (Berlin: Weidmannsche, 1927)
