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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:mathematician
astronomer
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gptkbp:birthDate
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c. 858
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gptkbp:birthName
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gptkb:Abū_ʿAbd_Allāh_Muḥammad_ibn_Jābir_ibn_Sinān_al-Raqqī_al-Ḥarrānī_al-Ṣābiʾ_al-Battānī
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Harran
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gptkbp:computes
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eccentricity of the Sun's orbit
obliquity of the ecliptic
precession of the equinoxes
solar year as 365 days, 5 hours, 46 minutes, 24 seconds
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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trigonometric tables
improved measurement of the solar year
refined values for the length of the year and seasons
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gptkbp:deathDate
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929
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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Qasr al-Jiss, near Samarra, Iraq
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gptkbp:era
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gptkb:Islamic_Golden_Age
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
trigonometry
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Al-Battani
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Tycho_Brahe
gptkb:Copernicus
gptkb:Kepler
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Al-Zij_al-Sabi
astronomical observations
trigonometry
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Arabic
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gptkbp:LatinizedName
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gptkb:Albategnius
gptkb:Albatenius
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gptkbp:legacy
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crater Albategnius on the Moon named after him
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Al-Zij_al-Sabi
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Sabian
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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