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CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS

ʿĀmilī
--- BornBaʿlabakk near Jabal al‐ʿĀmilī, (Lebanon): change to BornBaʿlabakk (Lebanon)

Maimonides: Date of birth should be 1135 or possibly 1138

Nīsābūrī:
---Date of death: ca. 1329/1330 (actual date of death is unknown)
---The commentary on Tarīr al‐Majisī was completed in 1305.

---Additional Bibliography: Morrison, Robert G. (2007). Islam and Science: The Intellectual Career of Niẓām al-Dīn al-Nīsābūrī. London and New York: Routledge.

Severus Sebokht:
---Pingree, David (1993). “The Greek Influence
: change to Pingree, David (1973). “The Greek Influence

Ṭūsī
---Add to Selected References: Ragep, F. Jamil (2007). “Copernicus and His Islamic Predecessors: Some Historical Remarks.” History of Science 45: 65–81. [updated from 2004]