Al-Qushji
E335714
Al-Qushji was a 15th-century Persian astronomer, mathematician, and theologian known for his influential work in observational astronomy and for challenging aspects of Aristotelian cosmology within the Islamic scientific tradition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ali Qushji | 5 |
| Al-Qushji canonical | 2 |
| ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Qūshjī | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Al-Qushji Context triple: [Islamic astronomy, hasKeyFigure, Al-Qushji]
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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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Ibn al-Shatir
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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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-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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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: Al-Qushji Target entity description: Al-Qushji was a 15th-century Persian astronomer, mathematician, and theologian known for his influential work in observational astronomy and for challenging aspects of Aristotelian cosmology within the Islamic scientific tradition.
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A.
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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B.
Ibn al-Shatir
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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C.
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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D.
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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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 ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| activityLocation |
Istanbul
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Samarkand ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1403 ⓘ |
| contribution |
argued that astronomy could be constructed on purely mathematical and observational grounds
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developed non-Aristotelian explanations for celestial motion ⓘ separated astronomy from Aristotelian natural philosophy ⓘ |
| culture | Persian ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1474 ⓘ |
| employer |
Mehmed II
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Ulugh Beg ⓘ |
| era | 15th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Persian ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic jurisprudence
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astronomy ⓘ kalām ⓘ mathematics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| fullName |
Al-Qushji
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Qūshjī
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| influenced |
Ottoman astronomy
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later Islamic astronomers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic astronomical tradition
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Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging Aristotelian cosmology
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contributions to mathematical astronomy ⓘ observational astronomy ⓘ treatises on theology and logic ⓘ work on planetary theory ⓘ |
| name | Al-Qushji self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Risāla fī al-hayʾa
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Sharḥ al-Tajrīd (commentary on al-Tusi’s Tajrīd al-iʿtiqād) ⓘ al-Fatḥiyya fī ʿilm al-hayʾa ⓘ treatises on arithmetic and algebra ⓘ |
| occupation |
court astronomer
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teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
critic of Aristotelian physics
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supporter of empirical methods in astronomy ⓘ |
| region |
Ottoman Empire
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Timurid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Timurid Empire
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| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| teacherOf | students in Ottoman madrasas ⓘ |
| tradition | Islamic astronomy ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Ulugh Beg observatory
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surface form:
Samarkand observatory
madrasas in Istanbul ⓘ |
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