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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomical treatise
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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
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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
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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
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planetary motions ⓘ solar motion ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| title | al-Zīj al-jadīd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The New Astronomical Handbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astronomical computation
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calendar calculations ⓘ prayer time determination ⓘ |
| uses |
geometrical models
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trigonometric methods ⓘ |
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