Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy

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Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy is a foundational 9th-century Arabic treatise that systematically summarizes and explains Ptolemaic astronomy and became highly influential in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe.

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instanceOf Arabic scientific text ⓘ
astronomical treatise ⓘ
medieval scientific work ⓘ
aimsTo explain Ptolemaic astronomy in a concise form ⓘ
approximateDate mid-9th century ⓘ
associatedWith House of Wisdom in Baghdad ⓘ
linked to: House of Wisdom
author Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani ⓘ
linked to: Al-Farghani

Al-Farghani ⓘ
basedOn Ptolemy's Almagest ⓘ
linked to: Almagest
circulatedIn Islamic world ⓘ
medieval Europe ⓘ
contains description of celestial spheres ⓘ
discussion of planetary motions ⓘ
parameters of the Earth and heavens ⓘ
summary of Ptolemaic cosmology ⓘ
treatment of solar and lunar motions ⓘ
cosmologicalModel geocentric model ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
describedAs foundational 9th-century Arabic treatise ⓘ
field astronomy ⓘ
mathematical astronomy ⓘ
focusesOn systematic summary of Ptolemy's Almagest ⓘ
genre astronomy textbook ⓘ
scientific compendium ⓘ
historicalPeriod Islamic Golden Age ⓘ
impact served as a bridge for transmission of Greek astronomy to Europe ⓘ
influenced Islamic astronomy ⓘ
medieval European astronomy ⓘ
scholastic science in Latin Europe ⓘ
mainSubject Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
notableFor clear exposition of Ptolemaic system ⓘ
long-lasting influence on astronomical education ⓘ
originalLanguage Arabic ⓘ
pedagogicalRole introductory text for students of astronomy ⓘ
publicationCentury 9th century ⓘ
roleInHistoryOfScience key source for medieval European understanding of Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ
scientificDiscipline astronomy ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed geocentric universe ⓘ
tradition Islamic scientific tradition ⓘ
translatedInto Latin ⓘ
other European languages ⓘ
usedAs teaching text in the Islamic world ⓘ
university textbook in medieval Europe ⓘ

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Islamic astronomy → hasKeyText → Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy ⓘ
Al-Farghani → knownFor → Kitab fi Jawami Ilm al-Nujum ⓘ
linked to: Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy
Al-Farghani → workTitle → Kitab fi Jawami Ilm al-Nujum ⓘ
linked to: Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy
Al-Farghani → workTitle → Jawami Ilm al-Nujum ⓘ
linked to: Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy