Mathematics and Astronomy [IO Bijapur 52]

<ul> <li><strong>Mathematics and Astronomy.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Bijapur 52&nbsp;</strong><strong>in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Loth">&nbsp;<strong>Otto Loth,&nbsp;</strong></a><strong><em><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3923636">A Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office</a></em>, (volume 1), no. 751&nbsp;here with further notations and hyperlinks]</strong>.</li> </ul> <p>751.</p> <p>B 52. Size 7^1/2 in. by 4^1/2 in.; foll. 119. Fifteen lines in a page.</p> <p>A Commentary (ممزوج) on <em>Jaghm&icirc;n&icirc;&rsquo;s</em> Compendium of Astronomy , called الملخًّص ; by M&ucirc;sa b. Maḥm&ucirc;d¹ Ḳ&Acirc;Ḍ&Icirc;Z&Acirc;DAH R&Ucirc;M&Icirc;, who dedicated his work to Ulugh Beg, grandson of T&icirc;m&ucirc;r, A.H. 815. See Ḥ. Kh. vi. 113; Cat. Bodl. ii. 247; Cat. St. Petersb. 110 sqq.; Codd. Hafn. 68; Cat. Mus. Brit. 190.</p> <p>Clearly written in a small Nasta&rsquo;liḳ hand. Transcribed by قاضيشه بن صدرجهان بن قاضى قلندر الزبيرى , for his own use. Frequent marginal notes. Of the tenth century. Several passages have been supplied by a more modern hand.</p> <p>On fol. 114<em>v</em>. follow various extracts, partly in the same, and partly in a different hand ; one from Khuw&acirc;razm&icirc;&rsquo;s commentary¹ (خوارزمى شرح جغمینى ) , concerning the fixed stars ; another from FAṢ&Icirc;Ḥ</p> <p>AL-D&Icirc;N&rsquo;S glosses on the present commentary, ¹ etc.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>¹ Alias Muḥammad.</p> <p>¹ Cf. Ḥ. Kh. vi. 114.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>