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Book/Printed Material Maʻrifat al-arz̤ / / Vizārat-i Maʻārif, Riyāsat-i Dār al-Taʼlīf / Maʻrifat al-arḍ

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Title

  • Maʻrifat al-arz̤

Other Title

  • /
  • Vizārat-i Maʻārif, Riyāsat-i Dār al-Taʼlīf
  • Maʻrifat al-arḍ

Summary

  • As is stated in the introductory chapter, the subject of Maʻrifat al-arz̤ (Knowledge of the Earth, or Introduction to geology) is "the structure and the continual evolution that [the Earth] has been subject to in prior eons and at the present time." The work thus can be regarded as an introductory text on geology. Following the introduction are 20 chapters on topics ranging from "rocks" (Chapter 2) to the "Quaternary Period" (Chapter 21). Sections in each chapter are numbered consecutively, and end at Section 167, "The Ice Age." Other topics covered include the water cycle, erosion, and volcanism. Several historical events are listed, including the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and the 1902 volcanic eruption in Martinique. Written prior to the widespread acceptance of the theory of continental drift, the book describes earthquakes as having an "as of yet undetermined cause" (although the author rules out volcanism as the underlying cause). The division of the geological time periods into the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary was already antiquated by the time book was written. The surviving work does not include figures and notes, which creates a conundrum as numerous references to figures exist within the text. (It is possible that the figures were published separately or that the present work is incomplete in some way.) The work was printed at the Dar al-Saltanah printing press in Kabul. The author, a Mr. Arjumand, was a history teacher from Persia hired at the Amaniyah School in Kabul. This school was founded by the Afghan ruler Amanullah Khan (reigned 1919-29) and was staffed by Persian and French teachers. The book was published in 1926-27 (AH 1305). World Digital Library.

Names

  • Arjumand
  • Kātib Hazārah, Fayz̤ Muḥammad, 1862 or 1863-1930 or 1931
  • Afghanistan. Vizārat-i Maʻārif. Riyāsat-i Dār al-Tāʼlīf

Created / Published

  • Kābul : Dār al-Salṭanah-ʼi Kābul, 1305 [1926 or 1927]

Headings

  • -  Physical geography
  • -  Afghanistan

Notes

  • -  Lithograph.
  • -  In Persian.
  • -  08/01/02 T;05/05/02 T
  • -  Acquire for LC only.

Medium

  • 204 pages ; 22 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • GB53 .A75 1926

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2002362439

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Persian Language Manuscript Project are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Near East Section Persian Manuscript Collection

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Chicago citation style:

Arjumand, Fayz̤ Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah, and Afghanistan. Vizārat-I MaʻĀrif. Riyāsat-I Dār Al-TāʼLīf. Maʻrifat Al-Arz̤. [Kābul: Dār al-Salṭanah-ʼi Kābul, 1926 or 1927, 1926] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2002362439/.

APA citation style:

Arjumand, Kātib Hazārah, F. M. & Afghanistan. Vizārat-I MaʻĀrif. Riyāsat-I Dār Al-TāʼLīf. (1926) Maʻrifat Al-Arz̤. [Kābul: Dār al-Salṭanah-ʼi Kābul, 1926 or 1927] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2002362439/.

MLA citation style:

Arjumand, Fayz̤ Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah, and Afghanistan. Vizārat-I MaʻĀrif. Riyāsat-I Dār Al-TāʼLīf. Maʻrifat Al-Arz̤. [Kābul: Dār al-Salṭanah-ʼi Kābul, 1926 or 1927, 1926] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2002362439/>.