صور الكواكب Planetary Images

This tittle is on back order: A Faithful reproduction of the Original Arabic Manuscript. Some manuscripts may have blur, missing pages or black spots. Tan Linen wrap Hardcover with gold spine embossing, colored and illustrated 488 pages rare manuscript. Al Sufi's important Astronomical work 'Planetary Images' صور الكواكب aka as the book of fixed stars 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Persian: عبدالرحمن صوفی (December 7, 903 – May 25, 986) was a Persian[1][2][3] astronomer also known as 'Abd ar-Rahman as-Sufi, 'Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Husayn, 'Abdul Rahman Sufi, or 'Abdurrahman Sufi and, historically, in the West as Azophi, Azophi Arabus,[2] and Albuhassin.[4] Al-Sufi published his famous Book of Fixed Stars in 964, which included both textual descriptions and pictures. Al-Biruni reports that his work on the ecliptic was carried out in Shiraz. He lived at the Buyid court in Isfahan. Al-Sufi published Kitab al-Kawatib al-Thabit al-Musawwar (also commonly known as the Book of Fixed Stars) in 964 an