Two Persian Astronomical Treatises by Nasīr al‐Dīn al Tūsī

@article{Kennedy1984TwoPA,
  title={Two Persian Astronomical Treatises by Nasīr al‐Dīn al Tūsī},
  author={Edward S. Kennedy},
  journal={Centaurus},
  year={1984},
  volume={27},
  pages={109-120}
}
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