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KITĀB SŪRAT AL-ARD | |||
before 900 A.D. | |||
A book of astronomical tables found in al-Battānī's work. Part of an Arabic translation (now lost) of the Geography of Ptolemy. | |||
Ed.: Al-Battānī, ''Opus Astronomicum'' ed. C.A. Nallino III, 234-241. | |||
T.: MC 555 v A: 1 | |||
''Long.'' ''Lat.'' | |||
Sūwād (Sūwān?) of the Ḥabasha 65° 22° 30' | ''Kūnīn'' (= ''Kūsh'') above Miṣr 62° 36° | ||
Kūnīn (= ''Kūsh'') the interior, beyond the Equator 50° 12° | |||
''Sūwād'' (''Sūwān''?) of the Ḥabasha 65° 22° 30' | |||
Kusūmī (=Auxuma, Aksum) the town of the King of Kush 65° 11° | ''Kusūmī'' (=Auxuma, Aksum) the town of the King of Kush 65° 11° | ||
Madinat al-Tīb (the city of the spices) 82° 40° 30’ | ''Madinat al-Tīb'' (the city of the spices) 82° 40° 30’ | ||
Dunqula the city of the Nubians 63° 14° 15' | ''Dunqula'' the city of the Nubians 63° 14° 15' | ||
[[Category:Literary Sources]] | [[Category:Literary Sources]] | ||
Revision as of 13:23, 25 November 2014
KITĀB SŪRAT AL-ARD
before 900 A.D.
A book of astronomical tables found in al-Battānī's work. Part of an Arabic translation (now lost) of the Geography of Ptolemy.
Ed.: Al-Battānī, Opus Astronomicum ed. C.A. Nallino III, 234-241.
T.: MC 555 v A: 1
Long. Lat.
Kūnīn (= Kūsh) above Miṣr 62° 36°
Kūnīn (= Kūsh) the interior, beyond the Equator 50° 12°
Sūwād (Sūwān?) of the Ḥabasha 65° 22° 30'
Kusūmī (=Auxuma, Aksum) the town of the King of Kush 65° 11°
Madinat al-Tīb (the city of the spices) 82° 40° 30’
Dunqula the city of the Nubians 63° 14° 15'
