Translation of a 14th century Arabic work on astronomy by Nasir al-Tusi
FAIN: RL-20578-84
F. Jamil Ragep
University of Oklahoma, Norman (Norman, OK 73019-3003)
To support an edition, translation, and commentary of the 14th century treatiseon astronomy by al-Tusi, who sought to reform the Ptolemaic system in much the same way as did Copernicus almost two centuries later.