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Coffee with a Codex: Astronomy in Arabic

An informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak curators and talk about one of the manuscripts from Penn's collections. Each week we'll feature a different manuscript and the expertise of one of our curators. Everyone is welcome to attend.

On April 9, curator Dot Porter brought out LJS 478, a collection of astronomical treatises, with a particular focus on the astrolabe. The copy was completed in A.H. Jumādá al-Ākhirah 625 (May 1228). (OPenn, Colenda, BiblioPhilly, Internet Archive, CWAC Recording)

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April 9, 2026, 12:00pm - 12:30pm
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Hosted by: SIMS and Kislak Center

Photo of a manuscript page, written in a single column in Arabic. In the center of the page is a circular diagram.

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