Author
Khushyar ibn Labban al-Yilly
Publication Date
ca 17th century (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Delhi Arabic 1665, ff 7v-39v
Record ID
vdc_100158211420.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
ca 17th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
A treatise in four chapters (
fuṣūl
) on the use and construction of the
astrolabe
Ancient instrument for astronomical observations.
, by Kūshyār ibn Labbān al-Jīlī (Kūshyār ibn Labbān al-Jīlī (Kūshyār ibn Labbān al-Jīlī, fl. 961).
The text contains three diagrams (ff. 34r, 23v and 24v) and three tables:
Solar declination to north and south (table of degrees to north and south, f. 17r);
Table of altitudes [measured in] digits and feet [of shadow] (F. 23r);
Geographical coordinates with longitude measured from the Canary Islands and latitude from the Equator.
Begins (f. 7v, lines 1-3):
Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and may His blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad and his entire family
Al-Kiya Abu Al-Hassan Kushyar bin Laban Al-Jili, may God have mercy on him, said
Astrolabe is a Greek word that means the balance of the sun....
Ends (f. 38r, lines 1-5):
....and who
Line the chord of the earth to this corner and we conclude the book with this
Chapter and chapter for this chapter. Praise be to God as He deserves to be praised, and that is sufficient for us
May God bless the meaning, and may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, our master Muhammad, his family, and his companions
Everyone
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Bulma Yardımcıları
Storey, C.A., A.J. Arberry, and R. Levy,
Preliminary unpublished descriptions of about 1,000 Arabic manuscripts on philosophy, tradition, science, poetry, literature and history, 1930-40
(BL Mss Eur D563), f. 1054
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Studies:
Bagheri, Muhammad, 'Ibn Labbān, Kūshyār: Kiyā Abū al‐Ḥasan Kūshyār ibn Labbān Bāshahrī al‐Jīlī (Gīlānī)' in Thomas Hockey et al. (eds.),
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers
, Springer Reference (New York: Springer, 2007), pp. 560-61
Mimura, Taro, 'Too Many Arabic Treatises on the Operation of the
Astrolabe
Ancient instrument for astronomical observations.
in the Medieval Islamic World: Athīr Al-Dīn Al-Abharī’s Treatise on Knowing the
Astrolabe
Ancient instrument for astronomical observations.
and His Editorial Method' in Astrolabes in Medieval Cultures (Leiden: Brill, 2019), pp. 367–405
