Mathematics and Astronomy [IO Islamic 1362]

<ul> <li><strong>Mathematics and Astronomy.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 1362&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. 761&nbsp;here with further notations and hyperlinks]</strong>.</li> </ul> <p>761.</p> <p>1362. Size 7^3/4 in. by 4^3/4 in.; foll. 69. Thirteen lines in a page.</p> <p>A concise Commentary (ممزوج) on the خلاصة الحساب , by LUṬF ALLAH , called the Geometrician, son of Ust&acirc;d Aḥmad , the architect (لطف الله المتخلص بالمهندس ابن الاستاذ احمد المعمار ) .</p> <p>Tho preface begins: الحمد لله الواحد الفرد الصمد .</p> <p>The first words commented on are: وسمّيتها خلاصة الحساب .</p> <p>Notes by IM&Acirc;M AL-D&Icirc;N B. LUṬF ALLAH are on the margin.</p> <p>It is preceded by the preface of &lsquo;&Acirc;mul&icirc; (fol. 4), and by a fragment treating of multiplication, which begins: و ضرب التوشيح وهو ان تضع المضروب فى اليمين و المضروب فيه فى اليسار (foll. 1-2).</p> <p>Beautifully written.</p> <p>[Gaikwar.]</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>