Tashrīḥ al-aflāk تشريح الأفلاك ‘Āmilī, Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn عاملي، بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين

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The record is made up of Ff. 46v-56v. It was created in 1646-47. It was written in Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Oriental Manuscripts.

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Summary of theoretical astronomy (هيئة) by Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-‘Āmilī (بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين العاملي; d. 1621) in which he argues that the earth rotates around its axis.

Contents:

Begins (f. 46v, lines 2-5):

ربّنا ما خلقت هذا باطلًا سبحانك فقنا عذاب

النار واجعلني من المتفكرين في خلق السموات و

الأرض واختلاف الليل والنّهار وصلى على بدر

سماء النبوة ...

Ends (f. 56v, lines 2-5):

... فإذا مضى من نصف النهار بقدر تلك

الساعات والدقائق إن زاد طول البلد أو بقي له بقدره

إن نقص فظل المقياس خط سمت القبلة وهي إلى

خلاف جهت الظلّ ...

Colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. (f. 56v, lines 5-6):

... تمت الرسالة الشريفة

المسماة بتشريح الأفلاك

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Ff. 46v-56v

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Five treatises on astronomy and mathematics in Persian and Arabic

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Ref: Add MS 23569

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Arabic in Arabic script

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Manuscript item

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British Library: Oriental Manuscripts

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Unrestricted

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Add MS 23569, ff 46v-56v

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1646-47 (CE, Gregorian)

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Studies:

‘Abbās, Dalāl, Bahā’ al-Dīn al-‘Āmilī : adīban, wa-faqīhan, wa-‘āliman (Bayrūt: Dār al-Ḥiwār, 1995)
Hashemipour, Behnaz, '‘Āmilī: Bahāʾ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-‘Āmilī', in The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers , ed. by Thomas Hockey et al. (New York: Springer, 2007) pp. 42-43

Subjects: Astronomy--Early works to 1800
People & organisations: Bahā' al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn 'Āmilī

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Tashrīḥ al-aflāk تشريح الأفلاك ‘Āmilī, Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn عاملي، بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين, British Library: Oriental Manuscripts, Add MS 23569, ff 46v-56v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100025652531.0x000002> [accessed 3 April 2025]

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Reference: Add MS 23569, ff 46v-56v
Title: Tashrīḥ al-aflāk تشريح الأفلاك ‘Āmilī, Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn عاملي، بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين
Pages: 46v:56v
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