Book of the Description of the Starry Sphere
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:book
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| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Book_of_Fixed_Stars
|
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:al-Sufi
|
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:star
constellation illustrations |
| gptkbp:describes |
48 constellations
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Book of the Description of the Starry Sphere
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Ptolemy's_Almagest
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Arabic
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
detailed star positions and magnitudes
|
| gptkbp:originalTitle |
كتاب صور الكواكب
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| gptkbp:preservedIn |
numerous manuscript copies
|
| gptkbp:publicationYear |
964
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| gptkbp:significance |
major medieval Islamic astronomical work
|
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:astronomy
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Islamic_astronomers
European astronomers |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:History_of_Science_and_Technology_in_Islam
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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