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1. Add MS 23569

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Add MS 23569
Title:
Five treatises on astronomy and mathematics in Persian and Arabic
Scope & Content:
A collection of five astronomical and mathematical treatises in Persian and Arabic. Folios 77v and 78r have been left blank. Contents: (1) al-Qūshjī (القوشجي), Risālah dar ‘ilm-i hay’ah (رسالة در علم هيئة; ff. 1v-46r) (2) al-‘Āmilī (العاملي), Tashrīḥ al-aflāk (تشريح الأفلاك; ff. 46v-56v); (3) a...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Persian
Date Range:
1055-1057
Extent:

Codex; ff. iv+135+v

2. Add MS 23569, ff 46v-56v

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Add MS 23569, ff 46v-56v
Title:
Tashrīḥ al-aflāk تشريح الأفلاك ‘Āmilī, Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn عاملي، بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين
Scope & Content:
Summary of theoretical astronomy (علم الهيئة) by Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-‘Āmilī (بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين العاملي; d. 1621) in which he argues that the earth rotates around its axis. Contents: Begins (f. 46v, lines 2-5): ربّنا ما خلقت هذا باطلًا سبحانك فقنا عذاب النار واجعلني من ا...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1646-47
Extent:

Ff. 46v-56v

3. Add MS 23569, ff 103v-135v

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Add MS 23569, ff 103v-135v
Title:
Khulāṣat al-ḥisāb خلاصة الحساب ‘Āmilī, Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn عاملي، بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين
Scope & Content:
Very popular textbook of arithmetic by Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-‘Āmilī (بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين العاملي; d. 1621). The treatise contains numerous diagrams and tables (ff. 104v, 105r, 105v, 106r, 109r, 109v, 110v, 112r, 118v, 119r, 122r, 122v and 124v). The text is defective at the en...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1646-1647
Extent:

Ff. 103v-135v