This little wok is designed to instruct the mind as yet unacquainted with the phenomena of eclipses, and to counteract the prejudice which affirms without examination that these phenomena are in no way connected with mundane events. In dealing with this subject, the author shall have occasion to spe
Arabic Astronomical and Astrological Sciences in Latin Translation
✍ Scribed by Francis J. Carmody
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 234
- Edition
- Reprint 2020
- Category
- Library
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