Toledan Tables
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The Toledan Tables are a set of medieval astronomical tables compiled in 11th–12th century Toledo that provided planetary positions and eclipses and became a standard reference for European astronomers before the Alfonsine Tables.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Toledan Tables canonical | 6 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Toledan Tables Context triple: [Alfonsine Tables, precededBy, Toledan Tables]
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Las Tablas
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Tábua
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Tabulahan
Tabulahan is a dialect of the Aralle-Tabulahan language spoken by a local community in West Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Tabuelan
Tabuelan is a coastal municipality in the province of Cebu in the Philippines, known for its beaches and rural, laid-back atmosphere.
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Tablada factory
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Toledan Tables Target entity description: The Toledan Tables are a set of medieval astronomical tables compiled in 11th–12th century Toledo that provided planetary positions and eclipses and became a standard reference for European astronomers before the Alfonsine Tables.
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A.
Las Tablas
Las Tablas is a prominent town in Panama known as a cultural center of the Azuero Peninsula, especially famous for its vibrant traditional festivals and folklore.
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B.
Tábua
Tábua is a municipality in central Portugal known for its rural landscapes, traditional villages, and location between the Mondego and Alva rivers.
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C.
Tabulahan
Tabulahan is a dialect of the Aralle-Tabulahan language spoken by a local community in West Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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D.
Tabuelan
Tabuelan is a coastal municipality in the province of Cebu in the Philippines, known for its beaches and rural, laid-back atmosphere.
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E.
Tablada factory
Tablada factory is an aircraft manufacturing and maintenance facility in Seville, Spain, historically used by Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA and later integrated into Airbus operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin astronomical tables
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astronomical tables ⓘ medieval scientific work ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Almagest
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Arabic astronomical sources ⓘ |
| chronologySystem |
Hijri calendar
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Spanish era ⓘ era of Yazdegerd ⓘ |
| compilationLocation |
Toledo
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al-Andalus ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Andalus
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| contains |
eclipse tables
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lunar tables ⓘ mean motions of planets ⓘ solar tables ⓘ trigonometric tables ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geocentric model ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| followedBy | Alfonsine Tables ⓘ |
| follows | Islamic astronomical tradition ⓘ |
| genre | zīj ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| inception |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alfonsine Tables
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Regiomontanus ⓘ medieval European astronomy ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
astronomy
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eclipses ⓘ planetary motion ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Toledo ⓘ |
| precededBy | Arabic zīj tables ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| significance |
major conduit of Arabic astronomy into Latin Europe
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standard astronomical reference in medieval Europe ⓘ |
| significantEvent | translation into Latin ⓘ |
| use |
astrological calculations
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computing lunar positions ⓘ computing planetary positions ⓘ computing solar positions ⓘ predicting eclipses ⓘ |
| usedBy |
European astronomers
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Islamic astronomers ⓘ medieval scholars ⓘ |
| usedUntil |
14th century
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15th century ⓘ |
| uses | Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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standard reference for European astronomers before Copernicus
subject linked to:
standard reference for European astronomers before Copernicus