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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Container Reference (shelfmark) IO Islamic 1148 Name Ulugh Beg, Sultan, astronomer, mathematician, 1394-1449

1. IO Islamic 1148, ff 68v-135v

Reference (shelfmark):
IO Islamic 1148, ff 68v-135v
Title:
زيج ألغبيك Zīj-i Ulugh Beg ألغ بيك Ulugh Beg
Scope & Content:
The Zīj, or tables of astronomical calculations, produced by Ulugh Beg (1394-1449). This copy lacks the introduction and explanatory material and contains only the tables themselves. Folio 68r contains a diagram apparently unrelated to the texts before or after it.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Farsi and Persian
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:

ff 68v-135v

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