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Manuscript
Sharhe Bist Dar Bab e Istarlab (Nastaliq Persian)
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- Identifier
- MS_597_PRIV_DAO_MYS
- Title of the Manuscript
- Sharhe Bist Dar Bab e Istarlab (Nastaliq Persian)
- list of authors
- Ali bin Mohammed ali Hindi
- Description
- This is a how-to manual on astrolabes written in 888 Hijri (1483CE)
- The book explicates directions on how to install the components of astrolabes into a workable object, step-by-step description on specific gear ratios to be used in four types of astrolabes: Mater, Rete, Alidade, and Climates.
- In South Asia, an astrolabe was widely used in land survey, time telling, astrology, navigation, and astronomy.
- Founding Place of the Manuscript
- Private Collections, Divisional Archives Office, Mysore
- Subject
- Astronomy, Astrology, Surveying, Measurements, Mathematics
- Number of lines per folio
- 163 folios
- Condition of the Manuscript
- Damaged in parts, but readable.
