Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy

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Arabic scientific text astronomical treatise medieval scientific work

Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy is a foundational 9th-century Arabic treatise that systematically summarizes and explains Ptolemaic astronomy and became highly influential in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe.

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Label	Occurrences
Kitab fi Jawami Ilm al-Nujum	2
Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy canonical	1
Jawami Ilm al-Nujum	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arabic scientific text ⓘ astronomical treatise ⓘ medieval scientific work ⓘ
aimsTo	explain Ptolemaic astronomy in a concise form ⓘ
approximateDate	mid-9th century ⓘ
associatedWith	House of Wisdom ⓘ surface form: House of Wisdom in Baghdad
author	Al-Farghani ⓘ surface form: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani Al-Farghani ⓘ
basedOn	Almagest ⓘ surface form: Ptolemy's Almagest
circulatedIn	Islamic world ⓘ medieval Europe ⓘ
contains	description of celestial spheres ⓘ discussion of planetary motions ⓘ parameters of the Earth and heavens ⓘ summary of Ptolemaic cosmology ⓘ treatment of solar and lunar motions ⓘ
cosmologicalModel	geocentric model ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
describedAs	foundational 9th-century Arabic treatise ⓘ
field	astronomy ⓘ mathematical astronomy ⓘ
focusesOn	systematic summary of Ptolemy's Almagest ⓘ
genre	astronomy textbook ⓘ scientific compendium ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Islamic Golden Age ⓘ
impact	served as a bridge for transmission of Greek astronomy to Europe ⓘ
influenced	Islamic astronomy ⓘ medieval European astronomy ⓘ scholastic science in Latin Europe ⓘ
mainSubject	Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
notableFor	clear exposition of Ptolemaic system ⓘ long-lasting influence on astronomical education ⓘ
originalLanguage	Arabic ⓘ
pedagogicalRole	introductory text for students of astronomy ⓘ
publicationCentury	9th century ⓘ
roleInHistoryOfScience	key source for medieval European understanding of Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
scientificDiscipline	astronomy ⓘ cosmology ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	geocentric universe ⓘ
tradition	Islamic scientific tradition ⓘ
translatedInto	Latin ⓘ other European languages ⓘ
usedAs	teaching text in the Islamic world ⓘ university textbook in medieval Europe ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Kitab fi Jawami Ilm al-Nujum

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this entity surface form: Jawami Ilm al-Nujum