Zīj al-Sindhind
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Zīj al-Sindhind is an influential early 9th-century astronomical handbook and set of tables by Al-Khwarizmi that helped introduce and adapt Indian and Persian astronomical methods to the Islamic world.
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| Zīj al-Sindhind canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Zīj al-Sindhind Context triple: [Al-Khwarizmi, notableWork, Zīj al-Sindhind]
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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-Uqlidisi
Al-Uqlidisi was a 10th-century Islamic mathematician renowned for his early systematic treatment of Hindu-Arabic numerals and decimal fractions, significantly advancing arithmetic computation.
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Aryabhata
Aryabhata was an ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer renowned for pioneering work in arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, and astronomical calculations, including an early approximation of π and insights into the Earth's rotation.
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Al-Khwarizmi's Al-jabr wa-l-muqabala
Al-Khwarizmi's *Al-jabr wa-l-muqabala* is a foundational 9th-century mathematical treatise that systematically introduced and developed algebra as an independent discipline.
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Al-Farghani
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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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Zīj al-Sindhind Target entity description: Zīj al-Sindhind is an influential early 9th-century astronomical handbook and set of tables by Al-Khwarizmi that helped introduce and adapt Indian and Persian astronomical methods to the Islamic world.
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A.
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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B.
Al-Uqlidisi
Al-Uqlidisi was a 10th-century Islamic mathematician renowned for his early systematic treatment of Hindu-Arabic numerals and decimal fractions, significantly advancing arithmetic computation.
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C.
Aryabhata
Aryabhata was an ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer renowned for pioneering work in arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, and astronomical calculations, including an early approximation of π and insights into the Earth's rotation.
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D.
Al-Khwarizmi's Al-jabr wa-l-muqabala
Al-Khwarizmi's *Al-jabr wa-l-muqabala* is a foundational 9th-century mathematical treatise that systematically introduced and developed algebra as an independent discipline.
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E.
Al-Farghani
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical handbook
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astronomical table ⓘ zīj ⓘ |
| adaptedTo |
Hijri calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic calendar
Islamic religious requirements ⓘ Mecca-centered coordinates ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Wisdom
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Wisdom in Baghdad
|
| assumes | spherical Earth ⓘ |
| author |
Al-Khwarizmi
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surface form:
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
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| basedOn |
Persian astronomical material
ⓘ
Siddhānta traditions ⓘ |
| commissionedUnder |
al-Ma'mun
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surface form:
al-Maʾmūn
|
| contains |
astronomical tables
ⓘ
planetary tables ⓘ tables of lunar motion ⓘ tables of sines ⓘ tables of solar motion ⓘ trigonometric tables ⓘ |
| cosmologicalModel | geocentric model ⓘ |
| dateOfWork | early 9th century ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| field |
history of science
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mathematical astronomy ⓘ |
| hasVersion | Latin adaptation of al-Khwārizmī’s zīj ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped systematize astronomical computation in the Islamic world
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one of the earliest major astronomical works in Arabic ⓘ |
| includes |
eclipse calculations
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lunar longitude tables ⓘ mean motions of planets ⓘ parameters for planetary orbits ⓘ solar longitude tables ⓘ |
| influenced |
Andalusian astronomers
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Islamic astronomy ⓘ Al-Battani ⓘ
surface form:
al-Battānī
later Islamic zījes ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject | astronomy ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| titleEtymology | derived from Sanskrit "Siddhānta" via "Sindhind" ⓘ |
| transmittedTo | medieval Europe ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astrological calculations
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calendar computation ⓘ determining prayer times ⓘ determining qibla direction ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| usesAstronomicalMethodsFrom |
Indian astronomy
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Persian astronomy ⓘ |
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