Maqala fi’l-Qarastun (Treatise on the Balance)

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Maqala fi’l-Qarastun (Treatise on the Balance) is a scientific work by Ibn al-Haytham that analyzes the principles of equilibrium and mechanics, particularly the theory and use of balances.

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instanceOf scientific treatise ⓘ
work on mechanics ⓘ
analyzes behavior of levers and scales ⓘ
conditions for balance ⓘ
associatedWith Islamic science ⓘ
history of mechanics ⓘ
author Ibn al-Haytham ⓘ
contributesTo development of statics ⓘ
understanding of mechanical equilibrium ⓘ
field physics ⓘ
statics ⓘ
focusesOn principles of equilibrium ⓘ
theory of balances ⓘ
use of balances ⓘ
genre scientific prose ⓘ
hasAuthor Ibn al-Haytham ⓘ
historicalPeriod Islamic Golden Age ⓘ
influenced later Islamic mechanical writings ⓘ
influencedBy Greek mechanical traditions ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
mainSubject balances ⓘ
equilibrium ⓘ
mechanics ⓘ
partOf Ibn al-Haytham’s scientific corpus ⓘ
studies mechanical advantage in balances ⓘ
weight and moment relationships ⓘ
title Maqala fi’l-Qarastun ⓘ
translatedTitle Treatise on the Balance ⓘ
workType theoretical and applied mechanics treatise ⓘ
writtenBy Ibn al-Haytham ⓘ

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Ibn al-Haytham → notableWork → Maqala fi’l-Qarastun (Treatise on the Balance) ⓘ
subject linked to: Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)
Maqala fi’l-Qarastun → translatedTitle → Treatise on the Balance ⓘ
linked to: Maqala fi’l-Qarastun (Treatise on the Balance)