Andalusian astronomy: al-Zij al-Muqtabis of Ibn al-Kammâd.

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Dec 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994ahes...48....1c&link_type=abstract

Arch. Hist. Exact Sci., Vol. 48, No. 1, p. 1 - 41

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

History Of Astronomy

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In the twelfth century the Arabic astronomer Ibn al-Kammâd, living in Islamic Spain, composed three sets of astronomical tables, called "zijes". The zijes were largely based on the work of predecessors, going back to Ptolemy on the one hand, and Hindu astronomers on the other. None of his zijes survived in the original Arabic, but a Latin manuscript contains a translation of an apparently complete zij, the "al-Zij al-Muqtabis". This paper examines the body of astronomical knowledge contained in this zij. Specifically, it is shown that one can gain valuable information on the solar theory of the Islamic astronomers from this translation. Furthermore, the theory of lunar and solar eclipses in the work is analyzed, and tables of mean planetary and solar motions are discussed. In addition, tables for the motion of the vernal equinox, star tables, and several topics of Islamic spherical astronomy are examined.

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