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Figure 1: Elephant clock of al-Jazari, from a MS copy of his treatise The Book of Knowledgeof Ingenious Mechanical Device copied in Syria in 1315 by Farkh ibn 'Abd al-Latif (Ink, colors, and gold on paper; height. 30 cm – width 19.7 cm). Source: Metropolitan Museum, New York: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/07/wae/hob_57.51.23.htm.
Automation and Robotics in Muslim Heritage: The Cultural Roots of al-Jazari's Mechanical Systems
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This short paper introduces a longer essay by Prof. Gunalan...
Figure 1: The three basic styles of a fountain.
The Self Changing Fountain of Banu Musa bin Shakir
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Amongst the mechanical devices described by the Banu Musa...
Manuscript view of the castle clock. Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Egyptian manuscript, Mamluk period, Accession number: 14.533 (ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, 39.37 x 27.62 cm). (Source).
Al-Jazari’s Castle Water Clock: Analysis of its Components and Functioning
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The first machine described by al-Jazari in his famous...
Picture of the pump for raising water of al-Jazari, preserved in the manuscript copy held in Topkapi Sarayi Libray, Ahmet III collection, MS 3472 [2].
Al-Jazari's Third Water-Raising Device: Analysis of its Mathematical and Mechanical Principles
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Five pumps or water-raising machines are described by al-...
The Six-Cylinder Water Pump of Taqi al-Din: Its Mathematics, Operation and Virtual Design
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The main objective of this study is to investigate into the...
