Al-Farghani
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Al-Farghani was a 9th-century Persian astronomer and mathematician whose influential works on Ptolemaic astronomy were widely used in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Al-Farghani canonical | 4 |
| Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani | 2 |
| Al-Farghani al-Farghani | 1 |
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Target entity: Al-Farghani Context triple: [Islamic astronomy, hasKeyFigure, Al-Farghani]
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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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Al-Khwarizmi
Al-Khwarizmi was a pioneering Persian mathematician and astronomer whose works on algebra and algorithms profoundly shaped the development of mathematics and science.
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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.
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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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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Al-Farghani Target entity description: Al-Farghani was a 9th-century Persian astronomer and mathematician whose influential works on Ptolemaic astronomy were widely used in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Al-Khwarizmi
Al-Khwarizmi was a pioneering Persian mathematician and astronomer whose works on algebra and algorithms profoundly shaped the development of mathematics and science.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian scholar
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astronomer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ medieval scientist ⓘ |
| activeIn | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Al-Farghani
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surface form:
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani
Al-Farghani ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Farghani al-Farghani
Albatenius ⓘ
surface form:
Alfraganus
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| approximateBirthCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| approximateDeathCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | House of Wisdom ⓘ |
| calculated | circumference of the Earth ⓘ |
| category |
9th-century astronomers
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9th-century mathematicians ⓘ Persian astronomers ⓘ Persian mathematicians ⓘ |
| century | 9th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | translation movement in Baghdad ⓘ |
| employedBy | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| era | medieval period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Persian ⓘ |
| field |
astrology
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astronomy ⓘ geodesy ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| influence |
Islamic astronomy
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Latin scholastic science ⓘ medieval European astronomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Claudius Ptolemaeus
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surface form:
Ptolemy
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| knownFor |
Elements of Astronomy
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Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy ⓘ
surface form:
Kitab fi Jawami Ilm al-Nujum
works on Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| name | Al-Farghani self-link ⓘ |
| region |
Khorasan
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surface form:
Khurasan
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| religiousContext |
Islamic world
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surface form:
Islamic civilization
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| studied |
Ptolemaic planetary models
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celestial spheres ⓘ precession of the equinoxes ⓘ sizes and distances of planets ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Islamic astronomy
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surface form:
Islamic astronomers
medieval European scholars ⓘ |
| workInfluenced |
European university curricula in astronomy
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medieval astronomical tables ⓘ |
| workTitle |
Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars
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surface form:
Compendium of the Science of the Stars
Elements of Astronomy on the Celestial Motions ⓘ Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy ⓘ
surface form:
Jawami Ilm al-Nujum
Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy ⓘ
surface form:
Kitab fi Jawami Ilm al-Nujum
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| workTranslatedInto |
Hebrew
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Latin ⓘ |
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