Albatenius
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Albatenius is the Latinized name of Al-Battani, a renowned medieval Arab astronomer and mathematician whose precise observations significantly advanced astronomical science.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albatenius canonical | 1 |
| Alfraganus | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomer
ⓘ
human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ medieval scientist ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Albategni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Albategnius NERFINISHED ⓘ Albateni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 858 ⓘ |
| citizenship | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
improved value of the solar apogee
ⓘ
planetary tables ⓘ refinement of the length of the year ⓘ tables of the Sun and Moon ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 929 ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab
|
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | Al-Battani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFullArabicName | Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Jabir ibn Sinan al-Raqqi al-Harrani al-Sabi al-Battani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Albatenius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Copernicus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regiomontanus NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval European astronomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
astronomical tables
ⓘ
calculating the length of the tropical year ⓘ determining the obliquity of the ecliptic ⓘ improving measurements of the solar year ⓘ precise astronomical observations ⓘ refining Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ using sines instead of chords in trigonometry ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| madeObservationAt |
Raqqa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Raqqah observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
correction of Ptolemy’s solar parameters
ⓘ
more accurate value for the precession of the equinoxes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De motu stellarum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kitab az-Zij NERFINISHED ⓘ Zij al-Sabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Upper Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Harran ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Samarra ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| usedMathematicalTool | sine function ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alfraganus