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A New Arabic Text of Mechanics: Sinan ibn Thabit on the Theory of Simple Machines |
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By: Professor Mohammed Abattouy, Tue 07 February, 2012 |
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Prof. Mohammed Abattouy The Arabic manuscript Orient fol. 3306 preserved at the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin was in its original form a precious collection of Arabic scientific texts of mechanics and optics. It contains a fragment in one folio page consisting in a brief characterisation of the five simple machines: lever, windlass, pulley, wedge, and screw. This short text and is attributed to Sinan ibn Thabit, the son of Thabit ibn Qurra and a known mathematician and physician in Baghdad during the 10th century. It is a new source that has never been studied before. In the following article, we present the Arabic text of Sinan ibn Thabit and its English translation, accompanied with historical and analytical commentaries.
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Automation and Robotics in Muslim Heritage: The Cultural Roots of al-Jazari's Mechanical Systems |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 07 August, 2007 |
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This short paper introduces a longer essay by Prof. Gunalan Nadarajan, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Arts and Architecture at Penn State University. The essay draws on the work of al-Jazari, the famous 13th century Islamic scholar, engineer and scientist.
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