Zīj al-Sindhind
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Zīj al-Sindhind is an influential early 9th-century astronomical handbook and set of tables by Al-Khwarizmi that helped introduce and adapt Indian and Persian astronomical methods to the Islamic world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zīj al-Sindhind canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical handbook
ⓘ
astronomical table ⓘ zīj ⓘ |
| adaptedTo |
Hijri calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic calendar
Islamic religious requirements ⓘ Mecca-centered coordinates ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Wisdom
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Wisdom in Baghdad
|
| assumes | spherical Earth ⓘ |
| author |
Al-Khwarizmi
ⓘ
surface form:
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
|
| basedOn |
Persian astronomical material
ⓘ
Siddhānta traditions ⓘ |
| commissionedUnder |
al-Ma'mun
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Maʾmūn
|
| contains |
astronomical tables
ⓘ
planetary tables ⓘ tables of lunar motion ⓘ tables of sines ⓘ tables of solar motion ⓘ trigonometric tables ⓘ |
| cosmologicalModel | geocentric model ⓘ |
| dateOfWork | early 9th century ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| field |
history of science
ⓘ
mathematical astronomy ⓘ |
| hasVersion | Latin adaptation of al-Khwārizmī’s zīj ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped systematize astronomical computation in the Islamic world
ⓘ
one of the earliest major astronomical works in Arabic ⓘ |
| includes |
eclipse calculations
ⓘ
lunar longitude tables ⓘ mean motions of planets ⓘ parameters for planetary orbits ⓘ solar longitude tables ⓘ |
| influenced |
Andalusian astronomers
ⓘ
Islamic astronomy ⓘ Al-Battani ⓘ
surface form:
al-Battānī
later Islamic zījes ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject | astronomy ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| titleEtymology | derived from Sanskrit "Siddhānta" via "Sindhind" ⓘ |
| transmittedTo | medieval Europe ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astrological calculations
ⓘ
calendar computation ⓘ determining prayer times ⓘ determining qibla direction ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| usesAstronomicalMethodsFrom |
Indian astronomy
ⓘ
Persian astronomy ⓘ |
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