Description of a Planispheric Astrolabe constructed for Sháh Sultán Husain Safawi, King of Persia / William H. Morley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morley, William H. (William Hook), 1815-1860, author.

Series:

Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library.

Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library

Language:

Arabic

English

Multiple languages

Persian

Subjects (All):

Ḥusayn I, Shah of Iran, 1668-1726.

Ḥusayn.

Astrolabes.

Astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 50 pages, 21 unnumbered plates) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : [publisher not identified], 1856.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

and now preserved in the British Museum ; comprising an account of the astrolabe generally, with notes illustrative and explanatory : to which are added, concise notices of twelve other astrolabes. Eastern and European, hitherto undescribed.

Notes:

Reproduction of the original from The British Library.

Electronic reproduction. Andover, Hants. UK : Cengage Learning, 2015-2017 (Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library, 1473-1900). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

OCLC:

978568622

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.