Sahl is believed to be the first who translated the
Almagest of
Ptolemy into
Arabic. Sahl ibn Bishr wrote in the Greek astrological tradition. Sahl's first five books were preserved in the translation of John of Seville (
Johannes Hispanus) (). See the English translation
The Introduction to the Science of the Judgments of the Stars. Translated by James Herschel Holden (Tempe, Az.: A.F.A., Inc., 2008)ix, 213 pp. The sixth book deals with three thematic topics regarding the influences on the world and its inhabitants was translated by
Herman of Carinthia. The work contains divinations based on the movements of the planets and comets. Books by Sahl ibn Bishr in Arabic include: • (
Laws of the Astrology) • (
Book of elections according to the twelve houses). • (
The astrological problems) ==Notes==