Dimishqī, ʻAbd al-Laṭīf ibn Aḥmad, 17th cent.

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Egyptian astronomer and author of numerous works on astronomy and mathematics; muwaqqit (timekeeper) at the al-Azhar mosque in Cairo; disciple of Shihāb al-Dīn Abū al-ʻAbbās Aḥmad ibn Rajab al-Qāhirī ibn al-Majdī (1365-1447); grandson of Jamāl al-Dīn ʻAbd Allāh ibn Khalīl al-Qāhirī al-Māridīnī (d. 1406).

From the description of Nukhbat al-tuffāḥah ḥāwiyat qawāʻid al-misāḥah : manuscript, [1743]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34366265

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Michigan--Ann Arbor
Michigan--Ann Arbor
Michigan--Ann Arbor
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Arithmetic
Geometry
Manuscripts, Arabic
Mathematics, Arab
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