| Arabic Astronomy in Sanskrit: Al-Birjandī On Tadhkira II, Chapter 11 and Its Sanskrit Translation Contributor(s): Kusuba, Takanori (Editor), Pingree, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004124756 ISBN-13: 9789004124752 Publisher: Brill
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 2001 Annotation: This book provides the first presentation of the bilingual textual material that illustrates the transmission of Islamic astronomy to scientists of the Indian Sanskritic tradition. It includes editions of the chapter of the "Tadhkira in which the mid-thirteenth century Persian astronomer, Nas?r al-d?n al-??s? discussed the new solutions that he devised to overcome certain technical problems in the lunar and planetary models of Ptolemaic astronomy and of the learned commentary composed by al-Birjand? in the early sixteenth century together with the Sanskrit translation of both made by Nayanasukha at Jaipur in 1729. An English translation of the Arabic texts and a commentary discussing their technical meanings and the deviations from them in the Sanskrit version together with a glossary of the Arabic and Sanskrit technical vocabulary conclude the volume. Click for more in this series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Astronomy - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Social Science | Islamic Studies |
| Dewey: 520.917 |
| LCCN: 2001056453 |
| Series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.5" W x 9.48" L (1.45 lbs) 296 pages |
| Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
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| Publisher Description: This book provides the first presentation of the bilingual textual material that illustrates the transmission of Islamic astronomy to scientists of the Indian Sanskritic tradition. It includes editions of the chapter of the Tadhkira in which the mid-thirteenth century Persian astronomer, Nasīr al-dīn al-ṭūsī discussed the new solutions that he devised to overcome certain technical problems in the lunar and planetary models of Ptolemaic astronomy and of the learned commentary composed by al-Birjandī in the early sixteenth century together with the Sanskrit translation of both made by Nayanasukha at Jaipur in 1729. An English translation of the Arabic texts and a commentary discussing their technical meanings and the deviations from them in the Sanskrit version together with a glossary of the Arabic and Sanskrit technical vocabulary conclude the volume. |
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