Jaghmīnī’s Mulakhkhaṣ An Islamic Introduction to Ptolemaic Astronomy /

This book provides the only critical edition and English translation of Maḥmūd al-Jaghmīnī’s al-Mulakhkhaṣ fī al-hayʾa al-basīṭa, the most widely circulated Arabic treatise on Ptolemaic astronomy ever written. Composed in the early 13th century, this introductory textbook played a crucial role in th...

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Main Author: Ragep, Sally P. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31993-3