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Ibn Yūnus' very useful tables for reckoning time by the sun

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To Professor Bernard R. Goldstein, in appreciation

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King, D.A. Ibn Yūnus' very useful tables for reckoning time by the sun. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 10, 342–394 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00412334

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