Pictures of the Fixed Stars
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Pictures of the Fixed Stars is an influential 10th-century astronomical work by Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi that catalogues and illustrates the constellations and fixed stars.
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| Pictures of the Fixed Stars canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pictures of the Fixed Stars Context triple: [Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars, alsoKnownAs, Pictures of the Fixed Stars]
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A.
Places of the Fixed Stars
Places of the Fixed Stars is an astronomical work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that catalogs and determines the precise positions of numerous fixed stars for observational and navigational purposes.
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B.
Bright Star Catalogue
The Bright Star Catalogue is a comprehensive astronomical catalog listing all stars of relatively high apparent brightness, widely used as a standard reference in stellar astronomy.
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C.
The Stars: A New Way to See Them
The Stars: A New Way to See Them is a popular astronomy book that introduces constellations through simplified, redrawn star patterns to make the night sky easier for beginners to recognize and understand.
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D.
All About the Stars
All About the Stars is a popular science book for young readers by Anne Terry White that introduces and explains basic concepts about stars and astronomy.
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E.
Fixed Stars
Fixed Stars is the eighth celestial sphere in Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso, representing the realm of the blessed who exemplify steadfast faith and virtue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pictures of the Fixed Stars Target entity description: Pictures of the Fixed Stars is an influential 10th-century astronomical work by Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi that catalogues and illustrates the constellations and fixed stars.
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A.
Places of the Fixed Stars
Places of the Fixed Stars is an astronomical work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that catalogs and determines the precise positions of numerous fixed stars for observational and navigational purposes.
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B.
Bright Star Catalogue
The Bright Star Catalogue is a comprehensive astronomical catalog listing all stars of relatively high apparent brightness, widely used as a standard reference in stellar astronomy.
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C.
The Stars: A New Way to See Them
The Stars: A New Way to See Them is a popular astronomy book that introduces constellations through simplified, redrawn star patterns to make the night sky easier for beginners to recognize and understand.
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D.
All About the Stars
All About the Stars is a popular science book for young readers by Anne Terry White that introduces and explains basic concepts about stars and astronomy.
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E.
Fixed Stars
Fixed Stars is the eighth celestial sphere in Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso, representing the realm of the blessed who exemplify steadfast faith and virtue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
10th-century book
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astronomical star catalogue ⓘ astronomical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
correct and refine earlier star data
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provide accurate visual representations of constellations ⓘ |
| author | Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi ⓘ |
| basedOn | Almagest ⓘ |
| classification | pre-telescopic astronomy work ⓘ |
| compares | Ptolemy’s star data ⓘ |
| contains |
constellation illustrations
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star catalogue ⓘ star positions ⓘ stellar magnitudes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Persia ⓘ |
| describes |
constellations
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fixed stars ⓘ |
| documents |
brightness of stars
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positions of stars relative to constellations ⓘ |
| field | astronomy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Ptolemaic constellations
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linked to:
Ptolemy’s 48 constellations
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| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Book of Fixed Stars
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linked to:
Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars
Kitab Suwar al-Kawakib al-Thabita ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars
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| hasManuscript | illustrated copies ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| includes |
Arabic star names
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descriptions of star colors ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic astronomy
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later star catalogues ⓘ medieval astronomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ptolemy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed constellation drawings
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integration of textual and visual data ⓘ systematic description of fixed stars ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Arabic manuscripts ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
history of science studies
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manuscript illumination studies ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | circa 964 CE ⓘ |
| updates |
Ptolemaic star magnitudes
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Ptolemaic star positions ⓘ |
| usesCoordinateSystem | ecliptic coordinates ⓘ |
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