al-Zīj al-jadīd (The New Astronomical Handbook)

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al-Zīj al-jadīd (The New Astronomical Handbook) is a 14th-century astronomical treatise by Ibn al-Shatir that presents refined planetary models and tables that anticipated key features of the later Copernican system.

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instanceOf astronomical treatise
zij
anticipates features of the Copernican system
associatedWith Damascus NERFINISHED
author Ibn al-Shatir NERFINISHED
century 14th century
chronology composed in the 14th century CE
contains astronomical tables
planetary models
culturalContext medieval Islamic science
field astronomy
focusesOn planetary theory
genre technical handbook
historicalPeriod Mamluk era NERFINISHED
influenced later Islamic astronomers
influencedBy Ptolemaic astronomy NERFINISHED
language Arabic
notableFor elimination of the Ptolemaic equant
mathematically sophisticated planetary models
partOfTradition Islamic astronomical zījes
refines Ptolemaic planetary models
region Islamic world NERFINISHED
relatedWork Ibn al-Shatir’s planetary models
subject lunar motion
planetary motions
solar motion
timekeeping
title al-Zīj al-jadīd NERFINISHED
translatedTitle The New Astronomical Handbook NERFINISHED
usedFor astronomical computation
calendar calculations
prayer time determination
uses geometrical models
trigonometric methods

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Ibn al-Shatir notableWork al-Zīj al-jadīd (The New Astronomical Handbook)