num_pages: 371
description: Tusi (1201-1274 a.d.) was an Arabic scholar whose writings became the standard texts in several disciplines for several centuries. They include editions of Euclid's Elements and Ptolemy's "Almagest," as well as other books on mathematics and astronomy, and books on logic, ethics, religion. He wrote the "Tadhkira," to be "a summary account of astronomy' presented in narrative form. The details are expounded and proofs of the validity are furnished in the "Almagest." Indeed, ours would not be a complete science if taken in isolation from the "Almagest" for it is a report of what is established therein." It is thus not only a sort of running commentary on the "Almagest," but also an account of medieval Arabic cosmology. Jamil Ragep has not only translated the text of the "Tadhkira," but has also provided a lengthy introduction with a biography of Tusi and a discussion of the context in which the "Tadhkira" was written and its influence, as well as a detailed and thorough commentary on each section of the text.
language: English
title: Nasir Al-Din Al-Tusi's Memoir on Astronomy, Vol. 1
titlecomplete: Nasir Al-Din Al-Tusi's Memoir on Astronomy, Vol. 1 (English and Arabic Edition)
publisher: Springer