Toledan Tables
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The Toledan Tables are a set of medieval astronomical tables compiled in 11th–12th century Toledo that provided planetary positions and eclipses and became a standard reference for European astronomers before the Alfonsine Tables.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin astronomical tables
ⓘ
astronomical tables ⓘ medieval scientific work ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Almagest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arabic astronomical sources ⓘ |
| chronologySystem |
Hijri calendar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish era ⓘ era of Yazdegerd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compilationLocation |
Toledo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
eclipse tables
ⓘ
lunar tables ⓘ mean motions of planets ⓘ solar tables ⓘ trigonometric tables ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geocentric model ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| followedBy | Alfonsine Tables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Islamic astronomical tradition ⓘ |
| genre | zīj ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| inception |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alfonsine Tables
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regiomontanus NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval European astronomy ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
astronomy
ⓘ
eclipses ⓘ planetary motion ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Toledo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Arabic zīj tables ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| significance |
major conduit of Arabic astronomy into Latin Europe
ⓘ
standard astronomical reference in medieval Europe ⓘ |
| significantEvent | translation into Latin ⓘ |
| use |
astrological calculations
ⓘ
computing lunar positions ⓘ computing planetary positions ⓘ computing solar positions ⓘ predicting eclipses ⓘ |
| usedBy |
European astronomers
ⓘ
Islamic astronomers ⓘ medieval scholars ⓘ |
| usedUntil |
14th century
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ |
| uses | Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ |
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