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The full title of the work is Al-Tadhkira fī c ilm al-hay’a, meaning “Memoir on the science of hay’a. ” Although hay’a is used to mean astronomy in a general sense, we shall find that it has a more specialized meaning as well that we shall explore to help us situate the Tadhkira within both an astronomical tradition and a literary genre. In addition to tradition, we shall also need to discuss its innovations, the rather remarkable history of the text, and its enormous influence.
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Ragep, F.J. (1993). The Tadhkira . In: Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī’s Memoir on Astronomy (al-Tadhkira fī cilm al-hay’a). Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, vol 12. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2241-3_2
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