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13 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Mathematics, Astronomy, Solar eclipses, Moon, Direction of prayer, Qiblah, Geometry, Tides, and Meteorology — Multiple dates

MS. Arch. Selden A. 32

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For the main catalogue entry, see: Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

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Description

From Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

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Title

13 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Mathematics, Astronomy, Solar eclipses, Moon, Direction of prayer, Qiblah, Geometry, Tides, and Meteorology — Multiple dates

Shelfmark

MS. Arch. Selden A. 32

Date

bef. 1235

Before 1235

Language

Arabic

Contents

1. ff. 1v-80r Author: Apollonius, of Perga Title: Qaṭʻ al-khuṭūṭ ʻalá al-nisab Title: قطع الخطوط على النسب
2. ff. 81v-100v Author: Alhazen, 965-1039 ابن الهيثم، محمد بن الحسن، 354-حو. 430 هـ Title: Fī ṣūrat al-kusūf Title: في صورة الكسوف
3. ff. 100v-107r Author: Alhazen, 965-1039 ابن الهيثم، محمد بن الحسن، 354-حو. 430 هـ Title: Fī ḥarakat al-qamar Title: في حركة القمر
4. ff. 107r-115r Author: Alhazen, 965-1039 ابن الهيثم، محمد بن الحسن، 354-حو. 430 هـ Title: Fī istikhrāj samt al-qiblah Title: في استخراج سمت القبلة
5. ff. 115v-120r Author: Alhazen, 965-1039 ابن الهيثم، محمد بن الحسن، 354-حو. 430 هـ Title: Fī al-masʼalah al-handasīyah Title: في المسألة الهندسية
6. ff. 120v-127v Author: Alhazen, 965-1039 ابن الهيثم، محمد بن الحسن، 354-حو. 430 هـ Title: Fī istikhrāj irtifāʻ al-quṭb Title: في استخراج ارتفاع القطب
7. ff. 127v-131v Author: Alhazen, 965-1039 ابن الهيثم، محمد بن الحسن، 354-حو. 430 هـ Title: Fī aḍwāʼ al-kawākib Title: في أضواء الكواكب
8. ff. 132v-162r Author: Alhazen, 965-1039 ابن الهيثم، محمد بن الحسن، 354-حو. 430 هـ Title: Fī taṣḥīḥ al-aʻmāl al-nujūmīyah Title: في تصحيح الأعمال النجومية
9. ff. 162v-184v Author: Alhazen, 965-1039 ابن الهيثم، محمد بن الحسن، 354-حو. 430 هـ Title: Fī al-shukūk ʻalá Baṭlumiyūs Title: في الشكوك على بطلميوس
10. ff. 185r-186v Author: Ḥumayd* ibn Ḥusayn al-Ḥāsib Title: Maʻrifat samt al-qiblah Title: معرفة سمت القبلة
11. ff. 187r-188r Author: Alhazen, 965-1039 ابن الهيثم، محمد بن الحسن، 354-حو. 430 هـ Title: Fī istikhrāj aʻmidat al-jibāl Title: في استخراج أعمدة الجبال
12. ff. 189-197 Author: Kindī, d. ca. 873 الكندي، يعقوب بن إسحاق، ت. حو. 260 هـ Title: Risālah fī al-madd wa-al-jazar Title: رسالة في المدّ والجزر
13. ff. 198-200 Author: Kindī, d. ca. 873 الكندي، يعقوب بن إسحاق، ت. حو. 260 هـ Title: Risālah fī ʻillat al-lawn al-lāzawardī alladhī yurá fī al-jaww fī jihat al-samāʼ Title: رسالة في علّة اللون اللازوردي الذي يرى في الجوّ في جهة السماء

Form

codex

Physical extent

80 ff. 20 ff 8 ff. 9 ff. 6 ff. 8 ff. 5 ff. 31 ff. 23 ff. 2 ff. 2 ff. 9 ff. 3 ff.

Acquisition

Presented to the Bodleian Library by Selden's estate in 1659.

Provenance

The collections of John Selden .

Subject

Solar eclipses

Qiblah

Meteorology

Mathematics

Astronomy

Tides

Geometry

Direction of prayer (Islam)

Moon--Phases

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Title

13 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Mathematics, Astronomy, Solar eclipses, Moon, Direction of prayer, Qiblah, Geometry, Tides, and Meteorology

Shelfmark

MS. Arch. Selden A. 32

Date

Before 1235

Language

Arabic

Physical extent

200 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 3153 acquired by the Bodleian Library

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Collection contents

Manuscripts of John Selden

13 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Mathematics, Astronomy, Solar eclipses, Moon, Direction of prayer, Qiblah, Geometry, Tides, and Meteorology

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  • Ḥumayd ibn Ḥusayn al-Ḥāsib

  • Apollonius, of Perga

  • Alhazen, 965-1039

  • Kindī, d. ca. 873

  • Selden, John, 1584-1654

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