Author
Mahmoud Ibn Ahmed Al-Awfa, -1635.
Author Original
Ulugh Beg, 1394-1449.
Subject
Little Head, 1394–1449. | Zij-i jaddid-i Sultan. Go to Astronomy > Charts, diagrams, etc.
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
1 volume ; 19 x 13 cm
Library
The Cornell University Library
Record ID
16023664
Library Location
Cornell University Library
Sample Text
Arabic manuscript on cream-colored paper, variously interleaved with smaller notes. Approximately 39-43 lines of black naskhī script per page, with several words in red or yellow ink and diagrams throughout written in red and black. Bound in marbled paper wrappers. A mid-19th century copy (dated 1258 H) of Egyptian mathematician Al-Qafi Mahmud ibn Ahmad al-Awfá's treatise on the calculation of planetary positions, lunar phases, and calendrical information based on the astronomical tables ("Zij") of Ulugh Beg.
Kaynak göster
Sharḥ Istikhraj al-taqwīm min Zij Ulugh Beg, #8841 Bd. Ms. 1. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Üretildi
Place of production not identified, 1842.