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1. Or 6280

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6280
Title:
Three texts on mathematics and astronomy
Scope & Content:
Three texts on mathematics and astronomy related to Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-‘Āmilī (بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين العاملي; d. 1621), two by al-‘Āmilī, and a commentary by his student Jawād ibn Saʿd ibn Jawād al-Kāẓimī (جواد بن سعد بن جواد الكاظمي, d. ca 1654-5 see al-Amīn, A‘yān al-shi‘ah,...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1114
Extent:

Codex; ff. 158+iii

2. Or 6280, ff 2r-131v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6280, ff 2r-131v
Title:
Sharḥ khulāṣat al-ḥisāb شرح خلاصة الحساب Kāẓimī, Jawād ibn Saʿd كاظمي، جواد بن سعد
Scope & Content:
Commentary by Jawād ibn Saʿd ibn Jawād al-Kāẓimī (جواد بن سعد بن جواد الكاظمي, d. ca 1654-5 [see al-Amīn, A‘yān al-shī‘ah, vol. 4, p. 271]) on the Summa of Arithmetic (خلاصة الحساب) by his teacher Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-‘Āmilī (بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين العاملي; d. 1621). The text co...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1114
Extent:

Ff. 2r-131v

3. Or 6280, ff 132r-142r

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6280, ff 132r-142r
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 (هيئة) by Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-‘Āmilī (بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين العاملي; d. 1621) in which the author argues that the earth rotates around its axis. The copy was completed on 9 Sha‘bān 1114/29 December 1702 by Ibn Muḥammad Riḍá Muḥammad Amīn (ابن م...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
9 Sha‘bān 1114
Extent:

Ff. 132r-142r

4. Or 6280, ff 142v-158v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6280, ff 142v-158v
Title:
Khulāṣat al-ḥisāb خلاصة الحساب ‘Āmilī, Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn عاملي، بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين
Scope & Content:
Very popular Safavid textbook of arithmetic by Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-‘Āmilī (بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين العاملي; d. 1621). The treatise consists of an introduction (مقدمة), nine chapters (أبواب), and a conclusion (خاتمة). Each chapter subdivided into sections (فصول), in some cases pr...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1114
Extent:

Ff. 142v-158v