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1. IO Islamic 824

Reference (shelfmark):
IO Islamic 824
Title:
Scientific and Philosophical Compendium of Aḥmad ibn Sulaymān Ghūjārātī (أحمد بن سليمان غوجاراتي)
Scope & Content:
Compendium of short texts, extracts and notes on scientific and philosophical subjects, compiled by Aḥmad ibn Sulaymān Ghūjārātī (أحمد بن سليمان غوجاراتي; d. 1681), and completed in Dhū al-ḥijjah 1134/September-October 1722 (see note on f. 5r). The manuscript was later owned by the compiler''s ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Farsi, and Persian
Date Range:
Dhū al-ḥijjah 1134
Extent:

Codex; ff. ii+250+i

2. IO Islamic 1249, ff 111v-116r

Reference (shelfmark):
IO Islamic 1249, ff 111v-116r
Title:
كتاب إسقلاوس في المطالع Kitāb Isqilawus fī maṭāli‘ Hypsicles إبسقلاوس
Scope & Content:
Arabic version of the Anaphoricus (Ἀναφορικός; في المطالع) by the astronomer and mathematician Hypsicles of Alexandria (Ὑψικλῆς; إبسقلاوس [here written إسقلاوس and إيسقلاوس]; first half of 2nd century BC), translated from the Greek by Qusṭā ibn Lūqā (قسطا بن لوقا; d. ca 912), revised by al-Kindī...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Jumādá I 1198
Extent:

ff. 111v-116r

3. IO Islamic 1270, f 120r-120v

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IO Islamic 1270, f 120r-120v
Title:
Mas’alah fī ikhtilāf manẓar al-qamr مسئلة في اختلاف منظر القمر Alhazen ابن الهيثم
Scope & Content:
Treatise on lunar parallax by Abū ‘Alī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haytham (أبو علي الحسن بن الحسن بن الحسن بن الهيثم; d. ca 1040). Begins (f. 120r, line 3): إذا كان ارتفاع القمر أقر من ثلثين درجة ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:

F. 120r-120v

4. IO Islamic 1270, ff 79r-86v

Reference (shelfmark):
IO Islamic 1270, ff 79r-86v
Title:
Maqālah fī ṣūrat al-kusūf مقالة في صورة الكسوف Alhazen ابن الهيثم
Scope & Content:
Treatise on the observation of solar eclipses through a camera obscura by Abū ‘Alī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haytham (أبو علي الحسن بن الحسن بن الحسن بن الهيثم; d. ca 1040). The text contains four diagrams. Begins (f. 79r, lines 3-4): قد يوجد صورة ضوء الشمس في وقت كسوفها إذا خرج ضوئها من ث...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:

Ff. 79r-86v