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Description of  A Princely Pandect on Astronomy: Na r al-D n s 's Mu n ya Epistle and its Appendix (Archimedes, 58)

This book presents an English-language translation of Risl-yi Munya, or the Munya Epistle. Risl-yi Munya is one of the earliest known works of Nar al-Dn s (12011274), an intellectual luminary of the 13th century CE. The work is notable for the choice of ss native Persian as the language of the text. In addition, s organized his volume into a four-part structure, which went on to become a popular template for the Islamic astronomers who succeeded him. Read more