A collection containing: 1. Mūḍiḥ al-adillah li-maʻrifat ruʼyat al-ahillah, an astronomical treatise by Muḥammad ibn ʻAlī ibn Zurayq d. after A.H. 951 [A.D. 1545] on determining of the new moon. Fols. 11; 19.8 x 13.5 cm.; written surface 14.5 11.1 cm.; 29 lines to page; on Arabic paper; in naskhi; entries in red. Copy fully illustrated with astronomical tables. Probably from XVIth century. 2. Kurrāsah fī aʻlāl al-zalāzil, a pamphlet on the causes of earthquakes. Evidently the author was a Christian since he quotes the Bible in support of his thesis; he traces earthquakes to Godʼs judgment because of the sins of people. Fols. 9; 19.3 x 14 cm.; written surface 15.5 x 10 cm.; 15 lines to page; on glazed European paper; in naskhi; with catchwords; entries in red. Quotations in red. Copy probably from XIXth century. MS in good condition; Arabic binding. Acquired from Bārūdī, Beirūt, A.D. 1925.
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