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A handbook of the prismatic astrolabe being a concise and practical guide to the employment of the instrument Ball, John 1919 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 681.2E
Catalogue of a highly important Islamic spherical astrolabe ... and a rare Islamic celestial globe .. Sotheby and Co 1962 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 681.2(085)
The great astrolabe and other scientific instruments of Humphrey Cole : communicated to the Society of Gunther, R T 1927. • PAMPHLET • 2 copies available. 520.256
Stoeffler's Elucidatio : the construction and use of the astrolabe = Elucidatio fabricae ususque astrolabii Stoeffler, Johann, 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 520.256"15"
The mariner's astrolabe : [catalogue of] an exhibition at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, 19th Royal Scottish Museum 1972. • PAMPHLET • 2 copies available. 520.256ROY
A voyage round the world, performed in the years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, by the Boussole and Astrolabe Galaup, Jean Francois 1799 • RARE-OVER • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(100)"1785/1788"
La mâethode des hauteurs âegales en astronomie [par] Suzanne Dâebarbat et Bernard Guinot. Debarbat, Suzanne. [1970] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 520.256
Encyclopaedia of Islam : vol 1: 12 1958 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 520.256
L'astrolabio di Galileo Felli, Marcello 1983 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 520.256
The day begins at sunset : perceptions of time in the Islamic world /Barbara Freyer Stowasser. "The fullest account ever written of the fascinating nexus between Islam and Time, this is a major contribution to the wider history of ideas and religion. Night and day, and the twelve lunar months of the year, are'appointed times for the believing people'. Reading the sky for the prayers of the hour has thus for Muslims been a constant reminder of God's providence and power. In her absorbing and illuminating new book, the late Barbara Freyer Stowasser examines the various ways in which Islam has structured, ordered and measured Time. Drawing on examples from Judaism and Christianity, as well as the ancient world, the author shows that while systems of time facilitate the orderly function of vastly different civilizations, in Islam they have always been fundamental. Among other topics, she discusses the Muslim lunar calendar; the rise of the science of astronomy; the remarkable career of al-Biruni, greatest authority in Muslim perceptions of Time; and the impact of technologies like the astrolabe, Indian numerals and paper. The fullest account ever written of the fascinating nexus between Islam and Time, this is a major contribution to the wider history of ideas and religion."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 297
The Polar sale : Scott & Amundsen centenary :Friday 30 March 2012 at 2 pm, Knightsbridge, London. Bonhams (Firm : 2001) 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available.