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Mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria: the illustrated treatise of Najm al-Din al-Misri
An illustrated Arabic treatise, with an English translation and detailed commentary, on the construction of over 100 various astronomical instruments, many of which are otherwise unknown to specialists. It was composed by Najm al-Din al-Misri, a rather shadowy figure, in Cairo around 1330 CE.
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2003
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Acceso en línea: | http://cds.cern.ch/record/1990138 |
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author | Charette, F |
author_facet | Charette, F |
author_sort | Charette, F |
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description | An illustrated Arabic treatise, with an English translation and detailed commentary, on the construction of over 100 various astronomical instruments, many of which are otherwise unknown to specialists. It was composed by Najm al-Din al-Misri, a rather shadowy figure, in Cairo around 1330 CE. |
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institution | Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear |
language | eng |
publishDate | 2003 |
publisher | BRILL |
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spelling | cern-19901382021-04-21T20:30:54Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/1990138engCharette, FMathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria: the illustrated treatise of Najm al-Din al-MisriMathematical Physics and MathematicsAn illustrated Arabic treatise, with an English translation and detailed commentary, on the construction of over 100 various astronomical instruments, many of which are otherwise unknown to specialists. It was composed by Najm al-Din al-Misri, a rather shadowy figure, in Cairo around 1330 CE.BRILLoai:cds.cern.ch:19901382003 |
spellingShingle | Mathematical Physics and Mathematics Charette, F Mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria: the illustrated treatise of Najm al-Din al-Misri |
title | Mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria: the illustrated treatise of Najm al-Din al-Misri |
title_full | Mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria: the illustrated treatise of Najm al-Din al-Misri |
title_fullStr | Mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria: the illustrated treatise of Najm al-Din al-Misri |
title_full_unstemmed | Mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria: the illustrated treatise of Najm al-Din al-Misri |
title_short | Mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century Egypt and Syria: the illustrated treatise of Najm al-Din al-Misri |
title_sort | mathematical instrumentation in fourteenth-century egypt and syria: the illustrated treatise of najm al-din al-misri |
topic | Mathematical Physics and Mathematics |
url | http://cds.cern.ch/record/1990138 |
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