This book - now available in paperback - was originally written in the early 11th century by Abu al-Faraj 'Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Hindu (d. 423/1032), a physician who was also the author of a treatise
Little is known about Abu al-Faraj 'Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Hindu except that he seems to have been well known as a physician but more so as a poet, and that his son reported that he died in 1032/423. I
Cyclic Separating Reactors is a critical examination of the literature covering periodically operated separating reactors incorporating an adsorbent as well as a catalyst, aiming to establish the magn