Language: Arabic / Name: Theodosius, astronomer and mathematician of Bithynia, c 160-c 100 BC / Level: [32] Fonds - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Language Arabic Name Theodosius, astronomer and mathematician of Bithynia, c 160-c 100 BC Level [32] Fonds

Reference (shelfmark):: Delhi Arabic 1926
Title:: Kitāb al-ukar كتاب الأكر Theodosius ثاودوسيوس
Scope & Content:: Arabic version of the De sphaericis (كتاب الأكر) by Theodosius of Bithynia (ثاودوسيوس; 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 (قسطا بن لوقا; c 820-912), up to Chapter 3, figure 5, at th...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: Codex; ff. iii+34+ii

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