Title: Maximum Benefit from the Knowledge of Circles of Projection on the 30 Degree Northern Latitude

Description

• This work, a treatise on practical astronomy, deals with such issues as timekeeping and determining the proper direction of prayer. The work begins with a brief introduction, but the bulk of the manuscript contains tables used to determine time. The introductory section contains illustrative examples on how to use the tables.

Author

• Abu al-Ḥasan ‘Alī ibn ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Aḥmad ibn Yūnus al-Miṣrī

Language

• Arabic

Title in Original Language

• غاية الأنتفاع في معرفة الدائر من الفلك من قبل الإرتفاع

Place

• Middle East and North Africa > Egypt

Time

• 500 CE - 1499 CE
• 1500 CE - 1699 CE

Topic

• Science > Astronomy > Chronology

Additional Subjects

• Arabic manuscripts;
• Naskh script;
• Prayer;
• Timekeeping

Type of Item

• Manuscripts

Physical Description

• 37 leaves; 18 x 26.5 centimeters

Institution

• National Library and Archives of Egypt