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Suwar al - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Suwar al - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Text is an excellent authority on Arabic names for the stars and constellations; includes depictions of celestial constellations. Persian note before beginning of text claims that this book written in 820 H [1417], but the note probably dates from the 18th century when the book was rebound.

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01/01/1417
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Ṣūfī, ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʻUmar, 903-986.
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