The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices: (kitāb Fī Ma 'rifat Al-ḥiyal Al-Handasiyya) (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

I Introduction.- 1. Al-Jazar? - his life and environment.- 2. The Manuscripts.- 3. Translation and Illustrations.- 4. Modern works on al-Jazar?.- 5. Islamic technology up to al-Jazar?.- The Ban? M?sa.- 'Archimedes'.- Al-Khuw?rizm?.- Ri?w?n.- 6. Arabic translations of earlier works.- II The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices Al-Jazar?'s complete work translated into English, together with reproductions of all the original illustrations Al-Jazar?'s Introduction.- Category I - Clocks.- 1 The castle water-clock.- Section 1 Introduction; its appearance and method of working.- Section 2 The water reservoir.- Section 3 Construction of the flow regulator.- Section 4 Installation of the instruments.- Section 5 Division of the circle for the outflow of water.- Section 6 On the place in which the apparatus is installed and the functioning of its instruments.- Section 7 On the means for imparting motion to all the things mentioned so far.- Section 8 On the means for imparting movements to the hands of the drummers and the cymbalist, and the sound for the trumpeters.- Section 9 Construction of the spheres of the zodiac, the sun, and the moon.- Section 10 On the place where the spheres are erected, and their functioning.- 2 The water-clock of the drummers.- Section 1 Its outside appearance and operation.- Section 2 On the water-instruments, and the functioning of the bucket which fills and empties every hour.- Section 3 Operation of the time-recording devices.- Section 4 On the construction of the men.- Section 5 On the means for imparting motion to the hands of the drummers and cymbalists, and the instrument from which the sound of the trumpeters issues.- 3 The water-clock of the boat.- Section 1 On its outside appearance and functioning.- Section 2 On the construction of the boat, the dome, the stanchions and the serpent, the castle and the cupola.- Section 3 On the construction of the equipment which is inside the trough.- Section 4 On the construction of the scribe and what is connected to him.- Section 5 On the construction of the falcon, the place for the balls in the castle, and the channel for discharging each ball into the falcon's head.- Section 6 On the connection of the chain on the float to the emplacement of the balls, the fixing of the mouthpiece to the hole in the float. The completion of the water-clock and its method of operation.- 4 The elephant water-clock.- Section 1 Its outside appearance.- Section 2 On what is seen from the working of this clock.- Section 3 Construction of the elephant and the dais.- Section 4 On what is fitted inside the elephant, and its method of operation.- Section 5 On the construction of the dome above the floor of the dais, the platform above the dome, the scribe above the platform and his movement.- Section 6 On the construction of the mahout and that which moves his hands.- Section 7 On the construction of the four pillars.- Section 8 On the construction of the castle.- Section 9 On the construction of the channel in which the balls move.- Section 10 Construction of the trough into which the balls fall.- Section 11 Construction of the ring, which is half white and half black, and which covers the apertures; construction of its movement; construction of the wheel upon which the bird on the castle's dome rotates; completion of the channel for the balls.- Section 12 Construction of the balcony and the man sitting thereon.- Section 13 Construction of the two serpents upon an axle.- Section 14 Construction of the instrument which whistles.- Section 15 On the construction of the two vases on the shoulders of the elephant, the hanging cymbal, and the preparation of the water-clock.- 5 The beaker water-clock.- Section 1 Its outside appearance and function.- Section 2 Construction of the lid for the beaker, and the movement for the scribe.- Section 3 Construction of the scribe.- 6 The water-clock of the peacocks.- Section 1 Description of the exterior of the clock and its operation.- S