Al-Battani - Revision history

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	(d. 929 A.D.)		''(d. 929 A.D.)''

	Abū 'Alī M. b. Jābir b. Sinān al-Battānī aṣ-Ṣābī al-Ḥarrānī, an astronomer from Mesopotamia, wrote ''K. az-zīj'' (Astronomical Tables).		''Abū 'Alī M. b. Jābir b. Sinān al-Battānī aṣ-Ṣābī al-Ḥarrānī, an astronomer from Mesopotamia, wrote ''K. az-zīj'' (Astronomical Tables).''

	EI (s.v.)		''EI (s.v.)''

	Ed.: C.A. Nallino, ''Al-Battani seu Albatenii Opus Astronomicum'', Milano 1899-1907, 3 vols.		''Ed.: C.A. Nallino, ''Al-Battani seu Albatenii Opus Astronomicum'', Milano 1899-1907, 3 vols.''

	'''[p. 85]'''		'''[p. 85]'''

	T.: MC 556 (Nallino) A: l		''T.: MC 556 (Nallino) A: l''



	[The Indian Ocean] forms a gulf penetrating into the land of the Ḥabash, which extends into the direction of Barbar and is called the Barbarī Gulf. Its length is five hundred miles and its width, in a straight direction, is one hundred miles. (Nallino III, p. 26; MC fol. 556).		[The Indian Ocean] forms a gulf penetrating into the land of the Ḥabash, which extends into the direction of Barbar and is called the Barbarī Gulf. Its length is five hundred miles and its width, in a straight direction, is one hundred miles. (Nallino III, p. 26; MC fol. 556).

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	Abū 'Alī M. b. Jābir b. Sinān al-Battānī aṣ-Ṣābī al-Ḥarrānī, an astronomer from Mesopotamia, wrote K. az-zīj (Astronomical Tables).		Abū 'Alī M. b. Jābir b. Sinān al-Battānī aṣ-Ṣābī al-Ḥarrānī, an astronomer from Mesopotamia, wrote ''K. az-zīj'' (Astronomical Tables).

	EI (s.v.)		EI (s.v.)
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	(The Indian Ocean) forms a gulf penetrating into the land of the Ḥabash, which extends into the direction of Barbar and is called the Barbarī Gulf. Its length is five hundred miles and its width, in a straight direction, is one hundred miles. (Nallino III, p. 26; MC fol. 556).		[The Indian Ocean] forms a gulf penetrating into the land of the Ḥabash, which extends into the direction of Barbar and is called the Barbarī Gulf. Its length is five hundred miles and its width, in a straight direction, is one hundred miles. (Nallino III, p. 26; MC fol. 556).

	As for the Ouqiyanos Sea which they call al-Muḥīṭ, only its western and northern parts are known, viz. from the extreme end of the territory of the Ḥabash until Birṭāniyya (Britannia?). It is a sea where vessels cannot sail.		As for the Ouqiyanos Sea which they call al-Muḥīṭ, only its western and northern parts are known, viz. from the extreme end of the territory of the Ḥabash until Birṭāniyya (Britannia?). It is a sea where vessels cannot sail.

	The six islands which lie opposite the (coast of the) territory of the Ḥabash are the islands called ''Jazā'ir as-su'adā''. ("Insulae Fortunatae").		The six islands which lie opposite the [coast of the] territory of the Ḥabash are the islands called ''Jazā'ir as-su'adā''. ("Insulae Fortunatae").

	The second part (of the Earth) extends southwards from the Sea of Egypt (= the Mediterranean) to the Sea of the Ḥabash. This territory is limited by the Green Sea on the West, by the Sea of Egypt and the Sea of the Rūm on the North, by al-‘Arish on the East and by the See of the Ḥabash on the South. (Nallino III, p. 27; MC 556).		The second part [of the Earth] extends southwards from the Sea of Egypt [= the Mediterranean] to the Sea of the Ḥabash. This territory is limited by the Green Sea on the West, by the Sea of Egypt and the Sea of the Rūm on the North, by al-‘Arish on the East and by the See of the Ḥabash on the South. (Nallino III, p. 27; MC 556).

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Adam Simmons at 15:31, 9 February 2015

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	The second part (of the Earth) extends southwards from the Sea of Egypt (= the Mediterranean) to the Sea of the Ḥabash. This territory is limited by the Green Sea on the West, by the Sea of Egypt and the Sea of the Rūm on the North, by al-‘Arish on the East and by the See of the Ḥabash on the South. (Nallino III, p. 27; MC 556).		The second part (of the Earth) extends southwards from the Sea of Egypt (= the Mediterranean) to the Sea of the Ḥabash. This territory is limited by the Green Sea on the West, by the Sea of Egypt and the Sea of the Rūm on the North, by al-‘Arish on the East and by the See of the Ḥabash on the South. (Nallino III, p. 27; MC 556).

	~~</references>~~

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	AL-~~BATTANI (d. 929 A.D.)~~		'''[p. 84-85]'''

	''Abū 'Alī M. b. Jābir b. Sinān al-Battānī aṣ-Ṣābī al-Ḥarrānī, an astronomer from Mesopotamia, wrote K. az-zīj (Astronomical Tables).		AL-BATTĀNĪ

			(d. 929 A.D.)

			Abū 'Alī M. b. Jābir b. Sinān al-Battānī aṣ-Ṣābī al-Ḥarrānī, an astronomer from Mesopotamia, wrote K. az-zīj (Astronomical Tables).

	EI (s.v.)		EI (s.v.)

	Ed.: C.A. Nallino, Al-Battani seu Albatenii Opus Astronomicum, Milano 1899-1907, 3 vols.		Ed.: C.A. Nallino, ''Al-Battani seu Albatenii Opus Astronomicum'', Milano 1899-1907, 3 vols.

			'''[p. 85]'''

	T.: MC 556 (Nallino) A: l		T.: MC 556 (Nallino) A: l
	''
	(The Indian Ocean) forms a gulf penetrating into the land of the Ḥabash, which extends into the direction of Barbar and is called the Barbarī Gulf. Its length is five hundred miles and its width, in a straight ~~direc¬tion~~, is one hundred miles. (Nallino III, p. 26; MC fol. 556).		(The Indian Ocean) forms a gulf penetrating into the land of the Ḥabash, which extends into the direction of Barbar and is called the Barbarī Gulf. Its length is five hundred miles and its width, in a straight direction, is one hundred miles. (Nallino III, p. 26; MC fol. 556).

	As for the Ouqiyanos Sea which they call al-Muḥīṭ, only its western and northern parts are known, viz. from the extreme end of the territory of the Ḥabash until Birṭāniyya (Britannia?). It is a sea where vessels cannot sail.		As for the Ouqiyanos Sea which they call al-Muḥīṭ, only its western and northern parts are known, viz. from the extreme end of the territory of the Ḥabash until Birṭāniyya (Britannia?). It is a sea where vessels cannot sail.

	The six islands which lie opposite the (coast of the) territory of the Ḥabash are the islands called Jazā'ir as-su'adā. ("Insulae		The six islands which lie opposite the (coast of the) territory of the Ḥabash are the islands called ''Jazā'ir as-su'adā''. ("Insulae Fortunatae").
	Fortunatae").
			The second part (of the Earth) extends southwards from the Sea of Egypt (= the Mediterranean) to the Sea of the Ḥabash. This territory is limited by the Green Sea on the West, by the Sea of Egypt and the Sea of the Rūm on the North, by al-‘Arish on the East and by the See of the Ḥabash on the South. (Nallino III, p. 27; MC 556).

	The second part (of the Earth) extends southwards from the Sea of Egypt (= the Mediterranean) to the Sea of the Ḥabash. This territory is limited by the Green Sea on the West, by the Sea of Egypt and the Sea of the Rūm on the North, by al-‘Arish on the East and by the See of the Ḥabash on the South. (Nallino III, p. 27; MC 556).		</references>

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AL-BATTANI (d. 929 A.D.)

''Abū 'Alī M. b. Jābir b. Sinān al-Battānī aṣ-Ṣābī al-Ḥarrānī, an astronomer from Mesopotamia, wrote K. az-zīj (Astronomical Tables).

EI (s.v.)

Ed.: C.A. Nallino, Al-Battani seu Albatenii Opus Astronomicum, Milano 1899-1907, 3 vols.

T.: MC 556 (Nallino) A: l
''
(The Indian Ocean) forms a gulf penetrating into the land of the Ḥabash, which extends into the direction of Barbar and is called the Barbarī Gulf. Its length is five hundred miles and its width, in a straight direc¬tion, is one hundred miles. (Nallino III, p. 26; MC fol. 556).

As for the Ouqiyanos Sea which they call al-Muḥīṭ, only its western and northern parts are known, viz. from the extreme end of the territory of the Ḥabash until Birṭāniyya (Britannia?). It is a sea where vessels cannot sail.

The six islands which lie opposite the (coast of the) territory of the Ḥabash are the islands called Jazā'ir as-su'adā. ("Insulae
Fortunatae").

The second part (of the Earth) extends southwards from the Sea of Egypt (= the Mediterranean) to the Sea of the Ḥabash. This territory is limited by the Green Sea on the West, by the Sea of Egypt and the Sea of the Rūm on the North, by al-‘Arish on the East and by the See of the Ḥabash on the South. (Nallino III, p. 27; MC 556).

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