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OverviewIn the Middle Ages the astrolabe was the best known and most widely used astronomical instrument both in the Islamic world and in the West. The oldest extant description of the construction of this instrument was written by the well-known Arabic astronomer al-Farghani (Baghdad, ca. 856). His treatise is especially valuable because of the tables it contains to enable an artificer to draw the various circles and arcs on the instrument. The Arabic text of this work, including the tables, is presented here for the first time in a critical edition, accompanied by an English translation and a commentary reproducing al-Farghani's reasoning in modern mathematical notation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Lorch , Richard LorchPublisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH Imprint: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH Volume: 52 Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.885kg ISBN: 9783515087131ISBN 10: 3515087133 Pages: 447 Publication Date: 01 December 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Language: Arabic & English Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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