Istikhrāj mā bayna al-markaz min al-Majisṭī al-shāhī استخراج ما بين المركز من المجسطي الشاهي Abū Naṣr ibn ‘Irāq أبو نصر بن عراق

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Short text on geometry by Abū Naṣr Manṣūr ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Irāq (أبو نصر منصور بن علي بن عراق; d. 1036) extracted from his lost astronomical work the al-Majisṭī al-shāhī (المجسطي الشاهي).

The text contains one diagram.

Begins (f. 10v, line 3):

دائرة أب للفلك الخارج المركز وقطر أب

Extent and format

F. 10r

It is part of

Compendium of texts on mathematics and optics mostly by Alhazen (ابن الهيثم)

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Ref: IO Islamic 1270

Written in

Arabic in Arabic script

Type

Manuscript item

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: Oriental Manuscripts

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IO Islamic 1270, f 10r

History of this record

Date(s)

16th century (CE, Gregorian)

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Studies:

• Berggren, J. Len, 'Ibn ‘Irāq: Abū Naṣr Manṣūr ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Irāq' in The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers , ed. by Thomas Hockey et al. (New York: Springer, 2007), pp. 557-58
• Sezgin, Fuat, Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums , vol. 5 (Leiden: Brill, 1974), pp 338-41; and vol. 6 (Leiden: Brill, 1978) pp 83-85

Subjects

Astronomy, AncientAstronomy, ArabAstronomy, MedievalAstronomy--Early works to 1800

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Istikhrāj mā bayna al-markaz min al-Majisṭī al-shāhī استخراج ما بين المركز من المجسطي الشاهي Abū Naṣr ibn ‘Irāq أبو نصر بن عراق, British Library: Oriental Manuscripts, IO Islamic 1270, f 10r, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023697729.0x000002> [accessed 16 January 2025]

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