stained
Arabia
14th Century
Source: Sezgin, F., Science and Technology in Islam, Volume V: Military Technology.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Wood
Preparation Steps
The ballistic gauge (mizan al-qarib wa-l-ba’id) was used for adjustment while taking aim with counterweight trebuchets (p. 134). The model is based on an illustration in the book al-Aniq fi l-manajniq (8th/14th c.) (p. 134).
Original Recipe Text
The ballistic gauge (mizan al-qarib wa-l-ba’id) was used for adjustment while taking aim with counterweight trebuchets (p. 134). The model is based on an illustration in the book al-Aniq fi l-manajniq (8th/14th c.) (p. 134).
Evidence
"Our model: Wood, stained and Brass, etched."
Remarks
The wood of the reconstructed ballistic gauge is described as 'stained' to provide its color and finish (p. 134). This device represents the earliest known illustration of such a ballistic tool in the Arab-Islamic tradition, used specifically to calibrate the range of counterweight trebuchets by adjusting the angle (p. 134).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
RegionArabia
Approx. Year1350
Source Information
AuthorSezgin, F., Science and Technology in Islam, Volume V: Military Technology.
CollectionBallistic Gauge (Inventory No. G 1.14)
Language
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