The astrological history of Masha'allah /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Arabic English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
1971.
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| Series: | Harvard monographs in the history of science.
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| Item Description: | Includes Arabic text and English translation of fragments of a work by Masha'allah, presumably his Kitab al-qiranat wa-al-adyan wa-al-milal (romanized form) as preserved in Ibn Hibinta's al-Mughni fi al-nujum (romanized form) The text is reproduced in facsimile from Arabic MS. number 852, leaves 214v to 233v, in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich. Appendices (pages 127-193): Masha'allah's Date of prophet's birth.--Masha'allah's Fi quyam al-khulafa'.--Masha'allah's Kitab al-mawalid.-- Additional horoscopes of Masha'allah.--A note on the Flood date, and five horoscopes from an Erfurt MS.--Another note on the Flood date. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 206 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm. |