Kitāb fī ḥisāb ru’yat al-ahillah A book on calculating the sighting of the new moon Thābit ibn Qurrah Thabit ibn Qurrah
( كتاب في حساب رؤية الأهلّة ثابت بن قرّة)
| Title |
Kitāb fī ḥisāb ru’yat al-ahillah A book on calculating the sighting of the new moon Thābit ibn Qurrah Thabit ibn Qurrah |
| Title Original
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كتاب في حساب رؤية الأهلّة ثابت بن قرّة
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| Author |
Thabit ibn Qurrah |
| Publication Date: |
639 (AH, Hijri) |
| Type |
Book |
| Language |
Arabic |
| Digital |
Yes
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| Manuscript |
Yes
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| Pages Count |
1 |
| Library: |
Qatar Digital Library |
| Library Asset ID |
Add MS 7473, ff 108r-113r |
| Record ID |
vdc_100023677047.0x00000d |
| Library Location |
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts |
| Date |
639 (AH, Hijri) |
| Notes |
Astronomical treatise on calcualating the appearance of the new moon by Thābit ibn Qurrah (Thābit ibn Qurrah; d. 901).
Contents:
Beginnings (f. 108r, lines 4-6):
Thabit said: Set the sun at the time of its setting on the day you want to know if the crescent is visible
In it, if the meeting has exceeded a calendar by which its fashion is known approximately, since it was
You cannot find out through investigation until the clocks are adjusted...
Ends (f. 113r, lines 21-22):
...And also the difference in eyesight of the beholders and other things, but it is possible
It judges and rules with confidence and certainty what is between it and the limit itself
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 113r, lines 23-24):
The article was written about seeing the crescent moon
Praise be to God, thanks for changing hardship into ease |
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