Islamic astronomy
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Islamic astronomy is the body of astronomical knowledge and practices developed in the medieval Islamic world, notable for preserving and expanding Greek astronomy, refining observational techniques, and influencing later European science.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Islamic astronomy canonical | 2 |
| Islamic astronomers | 1 |
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Target entity: Islamic astronomy Context triple: [Islamic world, hasCulturalContribution, Islamic astronomy]
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Islamic world
The Islamic world refers to the global community of Muslim-majority societies and cultures shaped historically and religiously by Islam, spanning regions from North Africa and the Middle East to parts of Asia and beyond.
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Islamic art
Islamic art is a diverse visual tradition encompassing architecture, calligraphy, geometric patterns, and decorative arts developed across the Islamic world, often characterized by aniconism and intricate, symbolically rich designs.
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Islamic Golden Age
The Islamic Golden Age was a flourishing period of intellectual, scientific, cultural, and economic advancement in the Islamic world, roughly from the 8th to 14th centuries, that profoundly influenced global knowledge and civilization.
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Historical Astronomy Division
The Historical Astronomy Division is a specialized unit of the American Astronomical Society devoted to the study and promotion of the history of astronomy and related fields.
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Islamic music
Islamic music encompasses the diverse vocal and instrumental traditions shaped by Islamic religious, spiritual, and cultural practices across the Muslim world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Islamic astronomy Target entity description: Islamic astronomy is the body of astronomical knowledge and practices developed in the medieval Islamic world, notable for preserving and expanding Greek astronomy, refining observational techniques, and influencing later European science.
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A.
Islamic world
The Islamic world refers to the global community of Muslim-majority societies and cultures shaped historically and religiously by Islam, spanning regions from North Africa and the Middle East to parts of Asia and beyond.
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B.
Islamic art
Islamic art is a diverse visual tradition encompassing architecture, calligraphy, geometric patterns, and decorative arts developed across the Islamic world, often characterized by aniconism and intricate, symbolically rich designs.
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C.
Islamic Golden Age
The Islamic Golden Age was a flourishing period of intellectual, scientific, cultural, and economic advancement in the Islamic world, roughly from the 8th to 14th centuries, that profoundly influenced global knowledge and civilization.
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D.
Historical Astronomy Division
The Historical Astronomy Division is a specialized unit of the American Astronomical Society devoted to the study and promotion of the history of astronomy and related fields.
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E.
Islamic music
Islamic music encompasses the diverse vocal and instrumental traditions shaped by Islamic religious, spiritual, and cultural practices across the Muslim world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (92)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomy tradition
ⓘ
historical science ⓘ scientific discipline ⓘ |
| aimedFor | physically realistic planetary models ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Hijri calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic calendar
Islamic ritual timekeeping ⓘ determination of Ramadan ⓘ determination of prayer times ⓘ determination of qibla direction ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| criticized |
Ptolemaic system
ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic equant
non-uniform circular motion in Ptolemaic models ⓘ |
| developedIn | medieval Islamic world ⓘ |
| developedInstrument |
armillary sphere
ⓘ
astrolabe ⓘ mural quadrant ⓘ observational sextant ⓘ quadrant ⓘ sine quadrant ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Arabic astronomy
ⓘ
astronomy in the Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Al-Battani
ⓘ
Al-Biruni ⓘ Al-Farabi ⓘ Al-Farghani ⓘ Al-Khwarizmi ⓘ Al-Kindi ⓘ Al-Qushji ⓘ Al-Sufi ⓘ Al-Zarqali ⓘ Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn al-Haytham
Ibn al-Shatir ⓘ Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ⓘ Taqi al-Din ⓘ Ulugh Beg ⓘ |
| hasKeyInstitution |
House of Wisdom
ⓘ
Taqi al-Din ⓘ
surface form:
Istanbul observatory of Taqi al-Din
Maragha observatory ⓘ Ulugh Beg observatory ⓘ |
| hasKeyText |
Al-Battani's Zij al-Sabi
ⓘ
Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy ⓘ Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars ⓘ Al-Zarqali's Toledan Tables ⓘ Ibn al-Shatir planetary model ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn al-Shatir's Nihayat al-Sul fi Tashih al-Usul
Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani ⓘ |
| hasMainPeriod | 8th to 15th centuries ⓘ |
| hasNotableCenter |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Cairo ⓘ Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
Cordoba
Damascus ⓘ Istanbul ⓘ Maragheh ⓘ
surface form:
Maragha
Samarkand ⓘ
surface form:
Samarqand
Toledo ⓘ |
| influenced |
Copernican astronomy
ⓘ
European astronomy ⓘ Renaissance science ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek astronomy
ⓘ
Indian astronomy ⓘ Ptolemaic system ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic astronomy
Sasanian astronomy ⓘ |
| influencedWork |
Alfonsine Tables
ⓘ
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ⓘ
surface form:
Copernicus De revolutionibus
|
| introducedConcept |
Ibn al-Shatir planetary model
ⓘ
Tusi couple ⓘ Urdi lemma ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| preserved |
Almagest
ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemy's Almagest
|
| produced |
astronomical handbooks
ⓘ
star catalogues ⓘ zij tables ⓘ |
| refinedConcept |
planetary models
ⓘ
spherical trigonometry ⓘ trigonometric functions ⓘ |
| relatedField |
Islamic mathematics
ⓘ
Islamic optics ⓘ Islamic philosophy of science ⓘ |
| studied |
eclipses
ⓘ
fixed stars ⓘ lunar motion ⓘ planetary latitudes ⓘ precession of the equinoxes ⓘ solar motion ⓘ |
| transmittedThrough |
translations in Sicily
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translations in Toledo ⓘ |
| transmittedTo |
Western Europe
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surface form:
Latin Europe
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| usedMethod |
geometrical modeling
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systematic naked-eye observation ⓘ trigonometric calculation ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Arabic
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Ottoman Turkish ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
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