| Preface by E.S.Kennedy |
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| Contents: Translation of the Text |
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| Introductory Definitions |
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| Longitudinal Transit |
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| Astrological Properties of the Zodiacal Signs |
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| The Property of Elevation |
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| Latitudinal Transit |
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| The Order of the Planets, and the Transit in Thickness |
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| The Three Distances in the Eccentric Orbit |
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| The Planetary Deferent Distance Sectors, and an Etymological Section |
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| Motion in an Eccentric Orbit, the Equation |
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| ....................Figuire 1 |
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| Distances in the Apogee Heaven (the Deferent) |
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| Maximum Solar and Lunar Equations, Greek and Muslim values |
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| Hindu and Persian Values |
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| A Rule in Verse from the Harqan Zij |
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| The Usage of the Brahmasiddhanta and Nabhala the Brahman |
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| Of Vittisvara (or Vatesvara) and his Karanasara Zij |
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| Of Vijayanandin and his Karanatilaka Zij |
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| The Pulisasiddhanta and Brahmasiddhanta |
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| Maximum Deferent Equations of the Planets - Greek and Muslim Values |
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| Hindu and Persian Values |
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| Of the Arkand (=Khandakhadyaka) |
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| Mean Distance Positions of the Moon, Ptolemaic Model |
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| ....................Figure 2 |
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| Mean Distances of Mercury |
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| ....................Figure 3 |
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| Mean Distances of the Planets |
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| ....................Figure 4 |
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| Epicyclic Equations and Distance Sectors |
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| ....................Figure 5 |
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| ....................Figure 6 |
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| ....................Figure 7 |
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| ....................Figure 8 |
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| Deferent Eccentricities of the Almagest |
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| ....................Figure 9 |
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| Epicyclic Radii and Equations |
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| The Sectors Again |
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| ....................Figure 10 |
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| ....................Figure 11 |
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| The Two "Opinions" as to Sectors |
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| ....................Figure 12 |
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| Characteristics of the Sectors |
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| The Planetary Halters |
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| The Transit in Thickness |
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| "Ascent" and "Descent" |
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| A Mistake of Abu Ma'shar |
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| ....................Figure 13 |
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| Projection of the Rays |
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| Magnitude of Transit, as Computed by Abu Ma'shar, Mashallah. al-Farghani, Habash, and the Shah Zij |
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| ....................Figure 14 |
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| (A Table of Abu Ma'shar's "Norming Coefficients" |
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| The Doctrine of Ibn al-Farrukhan and Mashallah |
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| ....................Figure 15 |
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| (Mashallah's Table of Parameter Ratios |
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| A Discussion of Elevation and Transit |
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| ....................Figure 16 |
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| A Quotation from Mashallah |
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| A Worked Example of Conversion of the Transit, from a Horoscope by Mashallah |
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| ....................Figure 17 |
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| (A Table of Sector Characteristics) |
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| Determination of the Modified Hypotenuse |
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| ....................Figure 18 |
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| Elevation with Respect to Latitude and to the Horizon |
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| Colophon |
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| ....................COMMENTARY |
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| ....................BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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| ....................INDEX |
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