Kitab al-Ma‘rifa bi al-Hiyal al-Handasiyya (on devices, including medical)
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Islamic scientific work
engineering treatise
mechanical devices treatise
medieval scientific treatise
Kitab al-Ma‘rifa bi al-Hiyal al-Handasiyya is a medieval Islamic treatise that systematically describes ingenious mechanical devices, including early medical instruments and technologies, within the broader tradition of Islamic science and engineering.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kitab al-Ma‘rifa bi al-Hiyal al-Handasiyya (on devices, including medical) canonical | 1 |
| Kitāb fī maʿrifat al-ḥiyal al-handasiyya | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scientific work
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engineering treatise ⓘ mechanical devices treatise ⓘ medieval scientific treatise ⓘ |
| civilizationalTradition | Islamic Golden Age science ⓘ |
| contains |
step-by-step device descriptions
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technical diagrams (schematic descriptions) ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
history of Islamic technology
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history of engineering ⓘ history of medical instruments ⓘ |
| describes |
automata
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early medical instruments ⓘ hydraulic devices ⓘ ingenious machines ⓘ mechanical control systems ⓘ mechanical devices ⓘ medical technologies ⓘ |
| documents | technological innovations in the medieval Islamic world ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic science
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history of technology ⓘ mechanical engineering ⓘ medical technology ⓘ |
| focus |
practical engineering applications
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systematic description of devices ⓘ technical design details ⓘ |
| genre |
scientific literature
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technical literature ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early systematic treatment of mechanical devices in Islamic science
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source for reconstruction of medieval Islamic engineering ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
engineers
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physicians interested in instruments ⓘ scholars of applied science ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| period | medieval era ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in manuscript form ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Banu Musa brothers
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surface form:
Banu Musa tradition of hiyal
al-Jazari-style mechanical design ⓘ |
| religiousCulturalContext | Islamic civilization ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
history of Islamic engineering
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history of medicine ⓘ history of science scholarship ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
applied mechanics
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geometrical mechanisms ⓘ hiyal (ingenious mechanical contrivances) ⓘ |
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Islamic medicine
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Kitab al-Ma‘rifa bi al-Hiyal al-Handasiyya (on devices, including medical)
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Al-Jazari
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originalTitle
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Kitab al-Ma‘rifa bi al-Hiyal al-Handasiyya (on devices, including medical)
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this entity surface form:
Kitāb fī maʿrifat al-ḥiyal al-handasiyya