This is a brief treatise in Persian on traditional astronomy, including an introduction, two articles, and a conclusion, as follows: an introduction to outline what should already be known before beginning in this science, in two sections, the first being about what relates to geometry, and the second being about what relates to natural sciences. The first article describes heavenly bodies (ajrām-i ʿuluvī) in six chapters. The second article describes Earth's astronomy, Ūbāqālīm part, and anything else required, in 11 chapters. The conclusion is about how to recognise dimensions and bodies in observation. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Title

This is a brief treatise in Persian on traditional astronomy, including an introduction, two articles, and a conclusion, as follows: an introduction to outline what should already be known before beginning in this science, in two sections, the first being about what relates to geometry, and the second being about what relates to natural sciences. The first article describes heavenly bodies (ajrām-i ʿuluvī) in six chapters. The second article describes Earth's astronomy, Ūbāqālīm part, and anything else required, in 11 chapters. The conclusion is about how to recognise dimensions and bodies in observation. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Shelfmark

Wadh.Minasian 488

Place of origin

Unknown place of origin

Date

1716

Language

Persian

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Western paper (watermark), Natural buff, varying thickness (regular and thick), one size, glossy.

Physical extent

57 ff.

Hands

Cursive Nastaʿlīq, one hand, fairly large hand. Anonymous

Decoration

Rubricated titles; rubricated astronomical and geometrical drawings.

Acquisition

Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.

Subject

Astronomy, Arab

Astronomy