1. Add MS 23390, ff 3r-50r
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 23390, ff 3r-50r
- Title:
- Fī raf‘ al-ashyā’ al-thaqīlah في رفع الأشياء الثقيلة Hero of Alexandria إيرن الإسكندراني
- Scope & Content:
- Arabic version of the Mechanica (Μηχανικά) by the mathematician and engineer Hero of Alexandria (Ἥρων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; إيرن; fl. 1st century). Only fragments of the original Greek text survive. The beginnings of Chapters Two and Three (ff. 18r, line 2 and 39v, line 2) give the title of the Arabic ...
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Arabic
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
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