#smrgSAHAF The Book ‘Kitab al-Hiyel' of Banu Musa Bin Shakir - 1990
A Modern Mechanical Analysis of Kitab Al-Hiyal by Banu Musa: "It is highly desirable that historians of technology become aware of the present work, and appreciate the implications of Dr. Bir's methodology." Donald R. Hill, Department for the History and Philosophy of Science, University College, London, 1991
This publication highlights one of the outstanding Muslim contributions of the past in the field of mechanical sciences. It is an analysis of Kitab al-Hiyal from the point of view of modern systems and control engineering. Magic cups, automatic control mechanisms, oil lamps, fountains, and other devices described in the book will interest the layman as well.
A Modern Mechanical Analysis of Kitab Al-Hiyal by Banu Musa: "It is highly desirable that historians of technology become aware of the present work, and appreciate the implications of Dr. Bir's methodology." Donald R. Hill, Department for the History and Philosophy of Science, University College, London, 1991
This publication highlights one of the outstanding Muslim contributions of the past in the field of mechanical sciences. It is an analysis of Kitab al-Hiyal from the point of view of modern systems and control engineering. Magic cups, automatic control mechanisms, oil lamps, fountains, and other devices described in the book will interest the layman as well.
