Pictures of the Fixed Stars
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Pictures of the Fixed Stars is an influential 10th-century astronomical work by Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi that catalogues and illustrates the constellations and fixed stars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
10th-century book
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astronomical star catalogue ⓘ astronomical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
correct and refine earlier star data
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provide accurate visual representations of constellations ⓘ |
| author | Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Almagest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | pre-telescopic astronomy work ⓘ |
| compares | Ptolemy’s star data ⓘ |
| contains |
constellation illustrations
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star catalogue ⓘ star positions ⓘ stellar magnitudes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
constellations
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fixed stars ⓘ |
| documents |
brightness of stars
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positions of stars relative to constellations ⓘ |
| field | astronomy ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Ptolemaic constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Book of Fixed Stars
NERFINISHED
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Kitab Suwar al-Kawakib al-Thabita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasManuscript | illustrated copies ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Arabic star names
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descriptions of star colors ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic astronomy
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later star catalogues ⓘ medieval astronomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed constellation drawings
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integration of textual and visual data ⓘ systematic description of fixed stars ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Arabic manuscripts ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
history of science studies
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manuscript illumination studies ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | circa 964 CE ⓘ |
| updates |
Ptolemaic star magnitudes
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Ptolemaic star positions ⓘ |
| usesCoordinateSystem | ecliptic coordinates ⓘ |
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