Ibn al-Shatir
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Ibn al-Shatir was a 14th-century Syrian astronomer and timekeeper whose innovative planetary models anticipated key features of the later Copernican system.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ibn al-Shatir canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: Ibn al-Shatir Context triple: [Islamic astronomy, hasKeyFigure, Ibn al-Shatir]
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Al-Battani
Al-Battani was a renowned medieval Arab astronomer and mathematician whose precise observations and calculations significantly refined Ptolemaic astronomy and influenced later European science.
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Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a 13th-century Persian polymath renowned for his influential works in astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and theology.
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Thabit ibn Qurra
Thabit ibn Qurra was a 9th-century Arab mathematician, astronomer, and physician renowned for his contributions to geometry, number theory, and the preservation and expansion of Greek scientific works in the Islamic Golden Age.
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Taqi al-Din
Taqi al-Din was a 16th-century Ottoman polymath, astronomer, and engineer renowned for his advanced observatory in Istanbul and significant contributions to astronomical instruments and observations.
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Al-Samarqandi
Al-Samarqandi was a prominent medieval physician and scholar whose influential medical writings helped shape the development and practice of Islamic medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ibn al-Shatir Target entity description: Ibn al-Shatir was a 14th-century Syrian astronomer and timekeeper whose innovative planetary models anticipated key features of the later Copernican system.
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A.
Al-Battani
Al-Battani was a renowned medieval Arab astronomer and mathematician whose precise observations and calculations significantly refined Ptolemaic astronomy and influenced later European science.
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B.
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a 13th-century Persian polymath renowned for his influential works in astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and theology.
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C.
Thabit ibn Qurra
Thabit ibn Qurra was a 9th-century Arab mathematician, astronomer, and physician renowned for his contributions to geometry, number theory, and the preservation and expansion of Greek scientific works in the Islamic Golden Age.
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D.
Taqi al-Din
Taqi al-Din was a 16th-century Ottoman polymath, astronomer, and engineer renowned for his advanced observatory in Istanbul and significant contributions to astronomical instruments and observations.
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E.
Al-Samarqandi
Al-Samarqandi was a prominent medieval physician and scholar whose influential medical writings helped shape the development and practice of Islamic medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ muwaqqit ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1304 ⓘ |
| century | 14th century ⓘ |
| correctedWorkOf |
Claudius Ptolemaeus
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surface form:
Ptolemy
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| countryOfCitizenship | Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1375 ⓘ |
| designed |
astrolabes
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portable sundials ⓘ sundials for the Umayyad Mosque ⓘ |
| employer |
Great Mosque of Damascus
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surface form:
Umayyad Mosque of Damascus
|
| era |
Islamic Golden Age
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surface form:
Islamic Golden Age (late phase)
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| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
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| fieldOfWork |
astronomical instrumentation
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astronomy ⓘ mathematics ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| fullName | ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Ibrāhīm ibn al-Shāṭir ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Copernican planetary models
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later Islamic astronomers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accurate astronomical tables
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design of astronomical instruments ⓘ design of sundials ⓘ innovative planetary theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| name | Ibn al-Shatir self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
elimination of the Ptolemaic equant
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epicyclic models equivalent to later Copernican models ⓘ improved lunar model ⓘ non-Ptolemaic planetary models ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Nihāyat al-sūl fī taṣḥīḥ al-uṣūl
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al-Zīj al-jadīd (The New Astronomical Handbook) ⓘ treatises on astronomical instruments ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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instrument maker ⓘ timekeeper ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Damascus ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Damascus ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chief muwaqqit of the Umayyad Mosque ⓘ |
| region | Syrian region ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| subjectOf | history of science studies ⓘ |
| usedSystem | geocentric cosmology ⓘ |
| workLocation | Damascus ⓘ |
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