Search results
Al-Battānī's Kitāb az-Zīj ( كتاب الزيج or زيج البتاني, "Book of Astronomical Tables"), written in around 900, and also known as the al-Zīj al-Ṣābī ( كتاب الزيج الصابئ ), [2] is the earliest extant zīj made in the Ptolemaic tradition that is hardly influenced by Hindu or Sasanian–Iranian astronomy. [8]
- before 858, Harran, modern-day Turkey
- Islamic Golden Age
- 929, Qasr al-Jiss, near Samarra
al-Battānī (born c. 858, in or near Haran, near Urfa, Syria—died 929, near Sāmarrāʾ, Iraq) was an Arab astronomer and mathematician who refined existing values for the length of the year and of the seasons, for the annual precession of the equinoxes, and for the inclination of the ecliptic.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Al-Battani, unlike Thabit, another mathematician from his home town, was not a believer in the Sabian religion. His name “Abu Abdallah Mohammad” indicates that he was certainly a Muslim. Al-Battani made remarkably accurate astronomical observations at Antioch and ar-Raqqah in Syria.
People also ask
Who was Al-Battani?
Why was Al-Battani important?
Where did Al-Battani make his astronomical observations?
Al-Battani or Albategnius was an Islamic astronomer and mathematician. He made important accurate measurements of the stars, moon and planets. His measurements and methods were used by later astronomers.
Jun 11, 2018 · One of the most important astronomers and mathematicians of this time in either the Eastern or the Western world was al–Battani (c. 858–929), whose full name was Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Jabir ibn Sinan al–Raqqi al–Harrani al–Sabi al–Battani.
Oct 21, 2023 · Abu Abdallah Muhammad Ibn Jabir Ibn Sinan Al-Battani Al-Harrani, known in the West as Albategnius, is considered the greatest astronomer of his time and one of the greatest during the Middle Ages.
Jul 31, 2023 · Born in 858 CE in the region of modern-day Turkey, Al-Battani, also known as Albategnius, was a renowned Arab astronomer, astrologer, and mathematician.
Related searches
