{"product_id":"al-kashis-geographical-tables-e-s-kennedy-9780871697783","title":"Al-Kashi's Geographical Tables: Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 77, Part 7)","description":"Jamshid Ghyath al-Din al-Kashi (fl. 1420), a native of central Iran, worked at the Samarqand observatory of Sultan Ulugh Beg, grandson of Tamerlane. Kashi is best known as a virtuoso of computational mathematics, but he was also a competent astronomer. Among his major works is the \"Zij-i Khaqani,\" an astronomical handbook written in Persian. The zij contains a list giving the latitudes \u0026amp; longitudes of some 515 places, mostly cities, the subject of this paper. Contents: Introduction; The Table; Analysis of the Table; \u0026amp; Bibliography. Illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. S. Kennedy,M. H. Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0871697785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780871697783\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Philosophical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.25d","brand":"E. S. Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087028793599,"sku":"9780871697783","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cce56903-4b58-4035-a623-0cf8d206d25e.jpg?v=1769097887","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/al-kashis-geographical-tables-e-s-kennedy-9780871697783","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}