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VOL. XLII

ARAB NAVIGATION

IN THE INDIAN OCEAN BEFORE THE ■
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being a translation of
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Kitab al-Fawa'id fl usul al-bahr wa'l-qawa'id
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Ahmad b. Majid al-Najdl I
Published with the aid of together with an introduction on the history of Arab navigation, notes on
the navigational techniques and on the topography of the Indian Ocean,
The Gibb Memorial Trust and a glossary of navigational terms
By the Royal Asiatic Society i
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G. R. TIBBETTS

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With maps and charts

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THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN
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