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What is the primary language in which The Book of Fixed Stars was written?
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?
In which city was The Book of Fixed Stars written?
- Cairo
- Shiraz (correct)
- Mecca
- Baghdad
For whom was The Book of Fixed Stars written?
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?
What was the purpose of The Book of Fixed Stars?
What happened to the original manuscript of The Book of Fixed Stars?
What happened to the original manuscript of The Book of Fixed Stars?
Who was the author of The Book of Fixed Stars?
Who was the author of The Book of Fixed Stars?
What was the main purpose of the Book of Fixed Stars?
What was the main purpose of the Book of Fixed Stars?
What sources did medieval Islamic astronomers draw from to learn methods for calculating the position of heavenly bodies?
What sources did medieval Islamic astronomers draw from to learn methods for calculating the position of heavenly bodies?
Why did the interest in cataloging the stars arise in Islam?
Why did the interest in cataloging the stars arise in Islam?
What trend does the Book of Fixed Stars follow in terms of manuscript production?
What trend does the Book of Fixed Stars follow in terms of manuscript production?
What facilitated the increase in illustrated manuscript production in the Islamic world?
What facilitated the increase in illustrated manuscript production in the Islamic world?
What is representative of the concerns of Islamic scholars during the late-9th to 11th centuries?
What is representative of the concerns of Islamic scholars during the late-9th to 11th centuries?
What is significant about al-Sufi in relation to the Book of Fixed Stars?
What is significant about al-Sufi in relation to the Book of Fixed Stars?
What is one reason for the interest in cataloging the stars?
What is one reason for the interest in cataloging the stars?
What were some sources that Islamic astronomers concentrated on when analyzing geometric models?
What were some sources that Islamic astronomers concentrated on when analyzing geometric models?
Which movement contributed to observational and theoretical astronomy during the late-9th to 11th centuries?
Which movement contributed to observational and theoretical astronomy during the late-9th to 11th centuries?
