Detail View: Rylands Collection: Treatise on hydraulics and mechanics
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Image Number:
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JRL0811384dc
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Reference Number:
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Arabic MS 419
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Image Title:
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Treatise on hydraulics and mechanics
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Parent Work Title:
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Various works on pneumatics and mechanics
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Date Created:
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c1650
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Page/Sheet:
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99v-100r
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Image Sequence Number:
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100r
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Description:
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A treatise on hydraulics and mechanics, using the works of Hero of Alexandria, of Apollonius and of the sons of Musa b. Shakir: Muhammad, Ahmad and Hasan. Script: Indian Naskhi, bordering on Ta'lik.
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Language Code:
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ara
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Language:
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Arabic
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Subject:
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Hydraulics
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Subject:
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Mechanics
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Subject:
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Physics
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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17th Century CE
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People Covered:
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Hero, of Alexandria
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Item Height:
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185 mm
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Item Width:
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125 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Hamilton, George William, 1807-1868, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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References:
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Mingana, Alphonse. Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1934
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2008-07-21
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Multi Page Number:
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505
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2009-01
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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