The present study is based on the 13th-century treatise of Radwan al-Sa'ati, which describes in details the clock of the Jayrûn Gate. Far from being historical or critical, this technical and analytical study allows, by…
Radwan al Sa’ati, poet, doctor and gifted clockmaker of the 6th century AH, devoted his treatise « ‘Ilm al-Sa’at wa al-‘Amal biha » to the detailed description of the hydraulic clock found at the Jayûn…
Fakhr al-Dīn Ridhwān ibn Rustam al-Sā'ātī (d. between 618-626 H/1220-1229 CE) was a scholar and mechanical engineer, author of the book ‘Ilm al-sā'āt wa 'l-'amal bihā in which he described the famous public clock set…
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