Author
Khalīlī, Sharaf al-Dīn Mūsá ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1402, Sharaf al-Dīn Musa bin Muhammad al-Khalili, Meyerhof, Max, 1874-1945
Author Original
شرف الدين موسى بن محمد الخليلي
Publication Date
1400
Subject
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor, Almucantar -- Early works to 1800, Quadrants (Astronomical instruments) -- Early works to 1800, Astronomical instruments -- Early works to 1800
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
1 v. ([24] p.) ; 19 cm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194612297
Record ID
990025943380106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
15th century (exact date unknown)
Notes
Pp. [1-20]. Pp. [21-24] contain an unidentified text., Title and text rubricated; marginal corrections in hand of copyist., Purchased in Cairo, 1933/34. Owner's mark: inside cover, manuscript notes in handwriting of Max Meyerhof.
Sample Text
"A treatise on the sine quadrant and almuqantar quadrant in three risālahs, the first two comprising 5 maqālahs and dealing with the two quadrants together and the third comprising 7 faṣls and dealing with the determination of the prayer-times and qibla with a sine quadrant." David A. King, A Survey of the Scientific Manuscripts in the Egyptian National Library (Winona Lake, 1986), p. 65. This copy contains the third risālah only, in 6 faṣls, about the use of the almucantar to find the qiblah and, times of prayer.
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Meyerhof, Max, 1874-1945, former owner.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Tracy W. McGregor Collection of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Mathematical and Astronomical Manuscripts. (CStRLIN)MIUH92-A20.
Referanslar
King, Survey, p. 65.
Elde Ediliş
McGregor Fund
