Al-Sufi
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Al-Sufi was a renowned 10th-century Persian astronomer and scholar best known for his influential star catalog and detailed descriptions of constellations in "The Book of Fixed Stars."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi | 3 |
| Al-Sufi canonical | 2 |
| Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar al-Sufi | 1 |
| Abu al-Husayn Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar al-Sufi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T743313 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Al-Sufi Context triple: [Islamic Golden Age, notableScholar, Al-Sufi]
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Al-Masudi
Al-Masudi was a 10th-century Arab historian and geographer, often called the "Herodotus of the Arabs" for his extensive historical and geographical writings.
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Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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C.
Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam was an 11th–12th century Persian polymath renowned as a poet, mathematician, and astronomer, best known in the West for the Rubáiyát in its English translation.
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D.
Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni was an 11th-century Persian polymath renowned for his pioneering works in astronomy, mathematics, geography, and comparative religion.
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E.
Al-Idrisi
Al-Idrisi was a 12th-century Arab Muslim geographer and cartographer renowned for creating one of the most advanced world maps and geographical encyclopedias of the medieval period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Al-Sufi Target entity description: Al-Sufi was a renowned 10th-century Persian astronomer and scholar best known for his influential star catalog and detailed descriptions of constellations in "The Book of Fixed Stars."
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A.
Al-Masudi
Al-Masudi was a 10th-century Arab historian and geographer, often called the "Herodotus of the Arabs" for his extensive historical and geographical writings.
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B.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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C.
Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam was an 11th–12th century Persian polymath renowned as a poet, mathematician, and astronomer, best known in the West for the Rubáiyát in its English translation.
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D.
Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni was an 11th-century Persian polymath renowned for his pioneering works in astronomy, mathematics, geography, and comparative religion.
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E.
Al-Idrisi
Al-Idrisi was a 12th-century Arab Muslim geographer and cartographer renowned for creating one of the most advanced world maps and geographical encyclopedias of the medieval period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic Golden Age scientist
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Persian astronomer ⓘ astronomer ⓘ medieval scholar ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Al-Sufi
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surface form:
Abu al-Husayn Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar al-Sufi
Azophi ⓘ |
| birthDate | 903 ⓘ |
| cataloged | fixed stars ⓘ |
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Islamic astronomy ⓘ |
| corrected | star positions from the Almagest ⓘ |
| deathDate | 986 ⓘ |
| described |
Large Magellanic Cloud
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surface form:
Large Magellanic Cloud as a nebulous patch (for southern observers)
positions of stars in constellations ⓘ |
| employer | Buyid dynasty ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| estimated | stellar brightness by naked-eye observations ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Persian ⓘ |
| field |
astrology
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astronomy ⓘ |
| fullName |
Al-Sufi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar al-Sufi
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| genre | astronomical catalog ⓘ |
| honoredBy | lunar crater Azophi ⓘ |
| improved | stellar magnitude estimates ⓘ |
| influence |
later European astronomy
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medieval Islamic astronomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Claudius Ptolemaeus
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surface form:
Ptolemy
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| knownFor |
detailed descriptions of constellations
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star catalog ⓘ systematic revision of Ptolemy's star list ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy | standard reference for constellations in Islamic world ⓘ |
| method | combined Greek and Arab star lore ⓘ |
| name |
Al-Sufi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
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| notableWork |
Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars
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surface form:
The Book of Fixed Stars
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| occupation | court astronomer ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars
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surface form:
Kitab Suwar al-Kawakib al-Thabita
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| placeOfActivity |
Isfahan
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Shiraz, Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Shiraz
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| provided | star charts with constellation figures ⓘ |
| recognized |
Andromeda Galaxy
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surface form:
Andromeda Galaxy as a nebulous object
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| region | Iran ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| usedCoordinateSystem |
ecliptic coordinates
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equatorial coordinates ⓘ |
| workBasedOn | Almagest ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
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Subject: Al-Sufi Description of subject: Al-Sufi was a renowned 10th-century Persian astronomer and scholar best known for his influential star catalog and detailed descriptions of constellations in "The Book of Fixed Stars."
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