Treatise on the use of the astrolabe Ibn al-Naṭṭāḥ, Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī ibn Yaḥyá ابن النطاح، محمد بن علي بن يحيى

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The record is made up of Ff. 1v-24v. It was created in 14th century. It was written in Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Oriental Manuscripts.

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Treatise on the use of the astrolabe Ancient instrument for astronomical observations. by Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī ibn Yaḥyá ibn al-Naṭṭāḥ (محمد بن علي بن يحيى بن النطاح). The text is divided into fifty-one sections (أبواب).

Begins (f. 1v, lines 2-4):

قال محمد بن علي بن يحيى بن النطاح رحمه لله

الحمد لله الذي خلق الإنسان جاء على الشمس والقمر بحسبان ليعلم ذوي

الألباب ...

Ends (f. 24v, lines 7-9):

... قال محمد قد انتهيت من الأبواب في العمل بالأسطرلاب

إلى ما شرطت في أول الكتاب حملنا الله على الطريقة المثلا ووفقنا

لما هو ثبا (؟) أولًا وجعلنا من المستمسكين بحباله متفين في طلاله بقرريه

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Ff. 1v-24v
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Arabic in Arabic script
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14th century (CE, Gregorian)

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Sezgin, Fuat, Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums , vol. 6 (Leiden: Brill, 1978). p. 249

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Treatise on the use of the astrolabe Ibn al-Naṭṭāḥ, Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī ibn Yaḥyá ابن النطاح، محمد بن علي بن يحيى, British Library: Oriental Manuscripts, Add MS 9602, ff 1v-24v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023486831.0x000001> [accessed 28 January 2025]

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