Islamic astronomy

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astronomy tradition historical science scientific discipline

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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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 ⓘ translations in Toledo ⓘ
transmittedTo	Western Europe ⓘ surface form: Latin Europe
usedMethod	geometrical modeling ⓘ systematic naked-eye observation ⓘ trigonometric calculation ⓘ
usesLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Ottoman Turkish ⓘ Persian ⓘ

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Islamic world → hasCulturalContribution → Islamic astronomy ⓘ

Claudius Ptolemaeus → influenced → Islamic astronomy ⓘ