Al-Battani
E320111
Al-Battani was a renowned medieval Arab astronomer and mathematician whose precise observations and calculations significantly refined Ptolemaic astronomy and influenced later European science.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Battani canonical | 4 |
| Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Jabir ibn Sinan al-Raqqi al-Harrani al-Sabi al-Battani | 1 |
| Albategni | 1 |
| Albategnius | 1 |
| al-Battānī | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2931312 — 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-Battani Context triple: [Islamic astronomy, hasKeyFigure, Al-Battani]
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Thabit ibn Qurra
Thabit ibn Qurra was a 9th-century Arab mathematician, astronomer, and physician renowned for his contributions to geometry, number theory, and the preservation and expansion of Greek scientific works in the Islamic Golden Age.
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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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Al-Samarqandi
Al-Samarqandi was a prominent medieval physician and scholar whose influential medical writings helped shape the development and practice of Islamic medicine.
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Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a 13th-century Persian polymath renowned for his influential works in astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and theology.
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Al-Kindi
Al-Kindi was a pioneering 9th-century Arab philosopher, mathematician, and polymath often called the “Philosopher of the Arabs” for his role in introducing and developing Greek philosophy within the Islamic intellectual tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Al-Battani Target entity description: Al-Battani was a renowned medieval Arab astronomer and mathematician whose precise observations and calculations significantly refined Ptolemaic astronomy and influenced later European science.
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A.
Thabit ibn Qurra
Thabit ibn Qurra was a 9th-century Arab mathematician, astronomer, and physician renowned for his contributions to geometry, number theory, and the preservation and expansion of Greek scientific works in the Islamic Golden Age.
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B.
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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C.
Al-Samarqandi
Al-Samarqandi was a prominent medieval physician and scholar whose influential medical writings helped shape the development and practice of Islamic medicine.
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D.
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a 13th-century Persian polymath renowned for his influential works in astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and theology.
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E.
Al-Kindi
Al-Kindi was a pioneering 9th-century Arab philosopher, mathematician, and polymath often called the “Philosopher of the Arabs” for his role in introducing and developing Greek philosophy within the Islamic intellectual tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab scholar
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Muslim scholar ⓘ astronomer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ medieval scientist ⓘ polymath ⓘ |
| approximateBirthDate | c. 858 ⓘ |
| approximateDeathDate | c. 929 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Battan
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Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ near Harran ⓘ region of modern-day Turkey or Syria ⓘ |
| citizenship | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
European astronomical tables
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development of trigonometric methods ⓘ transition from Greek to Islamic astronomy ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Iraq
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near Mosul ⓘ |
| era |
Islamic Golden Age
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medieval period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
|
| fieldOfWork |
astrology
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astronomy ⓘ mathematics ⓘ observational astronomy ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ |
| fullName |
Al-Battani
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Jabir ibn Sinan al-Raqqi al-Harrani al-Sabi al-Battani
|
| givenName |
Mohammad
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surface form:
Muhammad
|
| influenced |
European Renaissance astronomy
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Johannes Kepler ⓘ Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek astronomy
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Claudius Ptolemaeus ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemy
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| knownFor |
accurate solar measurements
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calculating the precession of the equinoxes ⓘ determining the obliquity of the ecliptic ⓘ discovering variation in the apparent motion of the Sun ⓘ improving planetary models ⓘ improving the value of the eccentricity of the Sun’s orbit ⓘ improving values of the solar year ⓘ observations at ar-Raqqah ⓘ precise astronomical observations ⓘ refining Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ refining the length of the tropical year ⓘ systematic use of trigonometry in astronomy ⓘ tables of sines and tangents ⓘ trigonometric tables ⓘ using sines instead of chords ⓘ |
| kunya | Abu Abd Allah ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| LatinName |
Al-Battani
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Albategni
Al-Battani self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Albategnius
Albatenius ⓘ |
| legacy |
helped prepare the way for the Copernican revolution
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major source for medieval European astronomers ⓘ |
| name | Al-Battani self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De motu stellarum
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Al-Battani's Zij al-Sabi ⓘ
surface form:
Kitab az-Zij
Al-Battani's Zij al-Sabi ⓘ
surface form:
Kitab az-Zij al-Sabi
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| placeOfActivity |
Harran
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Raqqa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
armillary sphere
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astrolabe ⓘ sundial ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Raqqa
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on the Euphrates ⓘ |
| workTranslatedInto | Latin ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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