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Ismāʻīl ibn al-Razzāz Jazarī
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The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices: (Kitāb fī ma 'rifat al-ḥiyal al-handasiyya) Hardcover – December 31, 1973

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Publisher By (Pakistan Hijra Council)
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  1. Print length
    311 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Springer
  4. Publication date
    December 31, 1973
  5. ISBN-10
    9027703299
  6. ISBN-13
    978-9027703293
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Springer; 1974th edition (December 31, 1973)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 311 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9027703299
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9027703293
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.01 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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  • Lorraine P. Zigman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2011
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    Several years ago I watched a documentary regarding Al-Jazari and his inventions which were WAY ahead of his times. I was intrigued with the futuristic things he created and so purchased this book so I could peruse it at my leisure, soaking up the wonders of them and the original drawings he made. For anyone with a mechanical or technical bent this is a superb book which I would recommend highly.
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  • jg
    2.0 out of 5 stars ... collection of ancient devises and contraptions could be so amazing and useful if the print was not so small
    Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2017
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    This collection of ancient devises and contraptions could be so amazing and useful if the print was not so small. Apparently the font size was reduced to fit the dimensions of this reprinting.
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  • Thomas Jeff Tanner
    1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
    Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2015
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    Cost to great for what was in it
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  • BS
    5.0 out of 5 stars ____
    Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2020
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    Its as informative as I expected
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  • Cemil Sinasi Turun
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Milestone in the History of Technology
    Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2008
    This is a rare book and can hardly be found outside libraries. It was translated by late Dr. Donald Hill from Arabic in 1974. The book was written in 1205 one year before Al Jazari's death in Diyarbakir. He tells us in the entry part of the manuscript that his sponsor is the local ruler of Diarbekr, Mohammed bin Kara Arslan bin Artuk and that he has worked for him a total of 25 years.

    There are about 40 mechanical devices and engines described with illustrations. One of the machines show a very clearly depicted and illustrated camshaft more than two centuries before Leonardo Da Vinci. This book also shows suction pipes, pumps, double-action pump, a twin-cylinder reciprocating piston suction pump as well as many other human figured automata that works with hydraulic power, such as music instrument playing human size robots.

    This historical book's earliest manuscript is kept in the Topkapi Palace. A coloured facsimile copy has been published in 1998 by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and a Turkish translation has been published in 2006. However, a 3D illustrated modern book for the layman is still not available to show the importance of his inventions.

    One really wonders if there was an earlier precedent of Jazari, further East where his sponsors migrated from, since these 40 robots and machines are too advanced (for its time) and so well developed to be the fruit of one human life.
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  • TT
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book
    Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2018
    Amazing book
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