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1 copy of Translation of the Almagest of Ptolemy, 2nd cent by Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn, 830 or 31-910 or 11 — Before 1669. [early 17th cent.?]

MS. A. Walker 4

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

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Title

1 copy of Translation of the Almagest of Ptolemy, 2nd cent by Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn, 830 or 31-910 or 11 — Before 1669. [early 17th cent.?]

Shelfmark

MS. A. Walker 4

Date

Before 1669. [early 17th cent.?]

Language

Arabic

Contents

Author: Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn, 830 or 31-910 or 11 Title: Translation of the Almagest of Ptolemy, 2nd cent.

Form

codex

Physical extent

106 ff.

Acquisition

Presented to the Bodleian Library by Sir William Walker in 1845.

Provenance

The collections of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker, d. 1831.

Subject

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  • Ṭūsī, Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, 1201-1274

  • Ptolemy, active 2nd century

  • Brigadier-General Alexander Walker, d. 1831

  • Sir William Walker

  • Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn, 830 or 1-910 or 1

  • Thebit, ben Chorat, 836-901

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