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Summary
Tuhfat al-tullab fi al-amal bil-asturlab ("The students' gift on using the astrolabe") is a treatise by Abu al-Qasim Ibn al-Saffar al-Andalusi. 1 The Bibliotheca Alexandrina book says Plato of Tivoli translated it into Latin about 1134 and that it was translated into Hebrew in the last third of the thirteenth century, which shows its value. 1
The Azhar copy
The copy is in naskh with catchwords, 28 folios within a composite volume (ff. 330–358), al-Azhar Library no. 12/4386. 1 The book praises the treatise's clear style and ideas and attributes this to the author's having actually made many astrolabes and observational instruments, so that it reflects his practical experience. 1
Connections
- Authored by
- Abu al-Qasim Ibn al-Saffar al-Andalusi
People and things also explored
John of Seville· Maslama al-Majriti· Abu al-Qasim Ibn al-Saffar al-Andalusi· Dania (Denia)· Maragha Observatory· Pari Mahal, Srinagar· Sharaf al-Dawla's observatory at Baghdad· Qibla-finding by stars, winds, mountains and rivers
Sources
- Contributions of Arab and Islamic Civilisation to Astronomy from the Scientific Manuscripts of al-Azhar Library, Alexandria: Bibliotheca Alexandrina (CULTNAT) and UNESCO, 2006 , p. 14
- Contributions of Arab and Islamic Civilisation to Astronomy from the Scientific Manuscripts of al-Azhar Library, Alexandria: Bibliotheca Alexandrina (CULTNAT) and UNESCO, 2006 , p. 15
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