The Book of Fixed Stars by Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

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What is the primary language in which The Book of Fixed Stars was written?

  • Latin
  • Arabic (correct)
  • Greek
  • Persian

In which city was The Book of Fixed Stars written?

  • Cairo
  • Shiraz (correct)
  • Mecca
  • Baghdad

For whom was The Book of Fixed Stars written?

  • Sultan Saladin
  • Emperor Justinian
  • Buyid emir ‘Adud al-Dawla (correct)
  • Caliph Harun al-Rashid

What was the purpose of The Book of Fixed Stars?

<p>To create a synthesis of star catalogues in Ptolemy’s Almagest with Arabic astronomical traditions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the original manuscript of The Book of Fixed Stars?

<p>It no longer survives as an autograph (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the author of The Book of Fixed Stars?

<p>Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Azophi) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Book of Fixed Stars?

<p>To serve a broader educational purpose (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What sources did medieval Islamic astronomers draw from to learn methods for calculating the position of heavenly bodies?

<p>Sanskrit and Middle Persian sources (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the interest in cataloging the stars arise in Islam?

<p>To determine the correct times for prayer and fasting (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What trend does the Book of Fixed Stars follow in terms of manuscript production?

<p>It is one of the oldest surviving treatises of its kind (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What facilitated the increase in illustrated manuscript production in the Islamic world?

<p>The advent of paper in the Islamic world (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is representative of the concerns of Islamic scholars during the late-9th to 11th centuries?

<p>&quot;Analyzing, criticizing, and perfecting the geometrical models of Ptolemy&quot; (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is significant about al-Sufi in relation to the Book of Fixed Stars?

<p>He was an observational astronomer (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one reason for the interest in cataloging the stars?

<p>&quot;To locate Mecca so that they may pray in the right direction&quot; (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were some sources that Islamic astronomers concentrated on when analyzing geometric models?

<p>&quot;Translation of Hellenistic texts from Greek to Arabic&quot; (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which movement contributed to observational and theoretical astronomy during the late-9th to 11th centuries?

<p>Translation movement (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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