Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. Introduction 1
4. Bibliography 12
5. Ptolemy 15
6. Other Greek Astronomers 21
7. PART I : FIRST PERIOD
8. 1. Mâshâ'allâh (before 800 [Messehalla] 23
9. 2. Aţ-Ţabarȋ (died 815) [Omar Alfraganus Ti'beriadis 38
10. 3. Sahl (died 822 or 850) [Zahel Benbriz] 40
11. 4. Al-Khwȃrizmȋ (fl. 820) [Alcoarismi] 46
12. 5. Banȗ Mȗsȃ b. Shȃkir (fl. 830 seq.) [Filii Moysi filii Sekir] 48
13. 6. Abȗ 'Alȋ al-Khayyȃt (died 835 or fl. 854) [Albohali Alchait] 49
14. PART II : NEW TRADITIONS
15. 7. Hermes 52
16. 8. Dorotheus Sidonius [Doronius, Dorochius] 70
17. 9. Jirjis [Gergis] 72
18. 10. Bethem 74
19. 11. Al-Qalandar [Arcandam, Calendrinus; Argafalau] 75
20. 12. Al-Kindȋ (died after 870) [Alkindus] 78
21. 12A. Ja'far Indus [Gafar] 85
22. 13. Abȗ Ma'shar (died 885) [Albumasar] 88
23. 13A. Sadan 101
24. 14. Al-Andruzagar 102
25. PART III : ANONYMOUS COMPILATIONS
26. 15. Liber nouent iudicum I 103
27. 16. Liber nouem iudicum II 107
28. PART IV : THE CLASSICAL PERIOD
29. 17. Al-Farghȃnȋ ( f i . 863) [Alfraganus] 113
30. 18. Thȃbit b. Qurra (830-901) [Thebit Benchorat] 116
31. 19. Al-Battȃnȋ ( f l . 882-900) [Albategni] 129
32. 20. Ahmad b. Yȗsuf (died ca. 912) [Hametus filiua Iosephi] 130
33. 21. Qusfa b. Lȗqȃ (died ca. 912) [Quosti filius Luce] 131
34. 22. Ar-Rȃzȋ (860-925) [Rasis] 132
35. 23. Abȗ Bakr (9th c.) [Albubather Alkasan] 136
36. 24. 'Alȋ 'Imràni (died 960) [Haly Embrani] 137
37. 25. Al-FIasan ibn Ḥal-aytham (died 1003 or 1020) [Alhacen, Aboali] 139
38. 26. Abu 'l-Qasim al-Majrȋţȋ (died 1007) [Abulcasim] 142
39. PART V : THE ENCYCLOPAEDIC PERIOD
40. 27. Al-Qabî'şî (died 967) [Alcabitius Abdylaziz] 144
41. 28. 'Alî ibn abi 'r-Rijâl (fl. 1036 or 1062) [Haly Abenragel] 150
42. 29. Al-Blrûnî (died 1048) [Albiruni] 154
43. 30. 'Alî b. Rislwân (died 1068) [Haly Abenrudian] 155
44. 31. Az-Zarqâlî (died 1100) [Arzerchel] 157
45. 32. Al-Ghazzâlî (died 1111) [Alghazel] 162
46. 33. Jâbir ibn Aflaḥ (died 1145) [Geber Aven Afflah] 163
47. 34. Aḥmad b. Yûsuf (died 1195) [Abiyafar] 165
48. 35. Al-Biţrûjî (fl. 1185) [Alpetrangius] 165
49. PART VI : WESTERN COMPILATIONS
50. 36. Theorica planetarum 167
51. 37. John of Seville (fl. 1142) 168
52. 38. Leopold of Austria (fl. 1271) 170
53. 39. John of Ashenden (fl. 1350) 171
54. 40. Guido Bonatti (died ca. 1297) 172
55. 41. Varia 172
56. Index of Incipits 175
57. Index of Proper Names and Technical Topics 189