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Uncover lost astronomical history: Avicenna’s Almagest addendum revealed and explained.
Avicenna’s Addendum to His Recension of Ptolemy’s ›Almagest‹
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188 pages
- Release Date
20 April 2025
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Summary
Unveiling Avicenna’s Lost Astronomical Insights
Avicenna’s addendum to his recension of Ptolemy’s Almagest, incorporated into his Kitāb al-Shifāʾ, helps recover parts of the lost history of Islamic astronomy’s formative period.
In the addendum, Avicenna adopts a historiographical approach, reporting on astronomical developments from Ptolemy’s time to his own. This sheds light on Avicenna’s possible sources.
This monograph offers a critical edition o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783111332642 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 3111332640 |
| Series: | Scientia Graeco-Arabica |
| Author: | Sajjad Nikfahm-Khubravan |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter |
| Imprint: | De Gruyter |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 188 |
| Release Date: | 20 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 496g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 251mm x 177mm |
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Sajjad Nikfahm-Khubravan
Sajjad Nikfahm-Khubravan, University of Maryland, USA.
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