al-Zīj al-jadīd (The New Astronomical Handbook)

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al-Zīj al-jadīd (The New Astronomical Handbook) is a 14th-century astronomical treatise by Ibn al-Shatir that presents refined planetary models and tables that anticipated key features of the later Copernican system.

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instanceOf astronomical treatise ⓘ
zij ⓘ
anticipates features of the Copernican system ⓘ
associatedWith Damascus ⓘ
author Ibn al-Shatir ⓘ
century 14th century ⓘ
chronology composed in the 14th century CE ⓘ
contains astronomical tables ⓘ
planetary models ⓘ
culturalContext medieval Islamic science ⓘ
field astronomy ⓘ
focusesOn planetary theory ⓘ
genre technical handbook ⓘ
historicalPeriod Mamluk era ⓘ
linked to: Mamluk Sultanate
influenced later Islamic astronomers ⓘ
influencedBy Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic system
language Arabic ⓘ
notableFor elimination of the Ptolemaic equant ⓘ
mathematically sophisticated planetary models ⓘ
partOfTradition Islamic astronomical zījes ⓘ
refines Ptolemaic planetary models ⓘ
region Islamic world ⓘ
relatedWork Ibn al-Shatir’s planetary models ⓘ
subject lunar motion ⓘ
planetary motions ⓘ
solar motion ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ
title al-Zīj al-jadīd ⓘ
translatedTitle The New Astronomical Handbook ⓘ
usedFor astronomical computation ⓘ
calendar calculations ⓘ
prayer time determination ⓘ
uses geometrical models ⓘ
trigonometric methods ⓘ

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Ibn al-Shatir → notableWork → al-Zīj al-jadīd (The New Astronomical Handbook) ⓘ
ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Ibrāhīm ibn al-Shāṭir → notableWork → Zīj al-Jadīd (New astronomical handbook) ⓘ
linked to: al-Zīj al-jadīd (The New Astronomical Handbook)
al-Zīj al-jadīd → title → al-Zīj al-jadīd ⓘ
linked to: al-Zīj al-jadīd (The New Astronomical Handbook)