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This book provides the only critical edition and English translation of Maḥmūd al-Jaghmīnī’s al-Mulakhkhaṣ fī al-hayʾa al-basīṭa, the most widely circulated Arabic treatise on Ptolemaic astronomy ever written. Composed in the early 13th century, this introductory textbook played a crucial role in the teaching, dissemination, and institutional instruction of Islamic astronomy well into the 19th century (and beyond). Establishing the base text is a fundamental prerequisite for gaining insights int
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- Author
- Sally P. Ragep (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9783319319933
- Category
- mathematics
- Subjects
- Science, Technology, Astronomy
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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