Archive Reference (shelfmark): Or 2411 / Language: Arabic / Subject: Islamic astronomy - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Archive Reference (shelfmark) Or 2411 Language Arabic Subject Islamic astronomy

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 2411
Title:: Ḥāwī al-mukhtaṣarāt fī al-ʿamal bi-rubʿ al-muqanṭarāt حاوي المختسرات في العمل بربع المقنطرات Sibṭ al-Māridīnī, Badr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad سبط المارديني، بدر الدين محمد بن محمد and an astrolabe quadrant (ربع المقنطرات)
Scope & Content:: Box containing one manuscript volume and one astronomical instrument. Contents: (1) Sibṭ al-Māridīnī (سبط المارديني), Ḥāwī al-mukhtaṣarāt fī al-ʿamal bi-rubʿ al-muqanṭarāt (حاوي المختسرات في العمل بربع المقنطرات); (2) Astrolabe quadrant (ربع المقنطرات).
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 17th century-19th century
Extent:: 1 codex and 1 astronomical instrument

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 2411/2
Title:: Quadrant ربع
Scope & Content:: Quadrant (رُبْع), comprising an astrolabe quadrant (ربع المُقَنْطَرَات, Side A), and a sine quadrant (ربع المُجَيَّب, Side B). The quadrant is signed by its maker, Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Sharbatlī (أحمد ابن إبراهيم الشربتلي, Side A), and dated 1256/1840-1 (Side B).
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 1256
Extent:: Instrument

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