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Science and scholarship Delve deeper online Explore the objects in this section on The Polonksy Foundation Catalogue of Digitised Manuscripts by clicking the links below: Or 10289

Alchemical writings.

Morocco (?), 1690.

Harley MS Avicenna, The Canon 5680 of Medicine (Hebrew translation of Books III and V).

Spain or Italy, 1479.

Or 4104 Kitab al-misahah (Book of measuring). Yemen, 15th century.

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Or 10661

Al-Farghani, Sefer Alfargani be-hokhmat ha-tekhunah (Compendium of Astronomy and Elements of Heavenly Movements).

North Africa (?), 16th17th century.

Johannes de Sacrobosco (John of holywood), Mar’eh ha-ofanim (De Sphaera mundi). Italy, 16thcentury copy.

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Or 10721

Abraham bar Hiyya, Tsurat ha-arets (Shape of the Earth) and other works. Byzantium (now parts of Turkey and Greece), 15thcentury copy.

Or 11796 Calendrical and astronomical tables.

Southern France or Spain, 15th century.

Or 9782 Joseph ben Shem Tov ben Yeshu’ah Hai, She’erit Yosef (Joseph’s Legacy). Tlemcen, Algeria, 1804.

Or 10878 Treatise on music and other scientific works.

Northern Italy (?), 15th century.

Arundel Menahem ben Saruq, Or 51 Mahberet (Notebook).

Germany or France, 1189 IO Islamic Moses ben Maimon, 3679 Dalalat al-ha. irin (Guide for the Perplexed). Tawila, Yemen, 1380 copy.

Or 14061 Moses ben Maimon, Moreh nevukhim (Guide for the Perplexed).

Catalonia, Spain, 14th century.

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