Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

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Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi was a 10th-century Persian astronomer renowned for his detailed star catalogues and early descriptions of celestial objects in the Islamic Golden Age.

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instanceOf Islamic Golden Age scholar
Persian astronomer
astronomer
medieval scientist
person
alsoKnownAs Abu al-Husayn Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar al-Sufi
Azophi
birthPlace Rayy, Persia
linked to: Rayy

Rey
birthYear 903
century 10th century
citizenship Abbasid Caliphate
contributedTo translation of Greek astronomy into Arabic tradition
deathYear 986
described 48 Ptolemaic constellations
employedBy Buyid dynasty
era Islamic Golden Age
ethnicity Persian
fieldOfWork astrometry
astronomy
celestial cartography
fullName Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Husayn al-Sufi
hasAstronomicalObjectNamedAfter 12621 Alsufi (asteroid)
linked to: 12621 Alsufi

Azophi (lunar crater)
linked to: lunar crater Azophi
influencedBy Ptolemy
introduced Arabic star names into astronomical literature
knownFor descriptions of constellations
detailed star catalogues
early description of the Andromeda Galaxy
early description of the Large Magellanic Cloud
stellar magnitudes measurements
languageOfWork Arabic
legacy influenced European medieval astronomy through translations
influenced later Islamic astronomers
made independent magnitude estimates for stars
systematic corrections to Ptolemy’s star positions
name Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
notableWork Book of Fixed Stars
occupation court astronomer
originalTitleOfNotableWork Kitab Suwar al-Kawakib al-Thabita
regionOfActivity Fars
linked to: Fars Province

Persia
religion Islam
residence Isfahan
Shiraz
linked to: Shiraz, Iran
usedCoordinateSystem ecliptic coordinates
equatorial coordinates
workBasedOn Almagest
workedFor Adud al-Dawla

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Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars author Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
Azophi namedAfter Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
subject linked to: lunar crater Azophi
Azophi eponym Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
subject linked to: lunar crater Azophi
Azophi latinizedNameOf Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi alsoKnownAs Abu al-Husayn Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar al-Sufi
subject linked to: Azophi
linked to: Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
Book of Fixed Stars author Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
subject linked to: Azophi
Azophi (lunar crater) namedAfter Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
subject linked to: Azophi
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi name Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi fullName Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Husayn al-Sufi
linked to: Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi alsoKnownAs Abu al-Husayn Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar al-Sufi
linked to: Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
Albatenius alternativeName Albategni
linked to: Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
Pictures of the Fixed Stars author Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi