Al-Sufi writes the Book of Fixed Stars
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Al-Sufi combined Ptolemaic constellation mapping with Arabic astronomical traditions and observations.
- Type
- astronomy publication
- Category
- star catalog
- Organization
- Al-Sufi
- Participants
- Al-Sufi
Sources and attribution
- Library of Congress — Astronomical innovation in the Islamic world (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.