Al sufi merupakan seorang ahli astronomi parsi kini iran yang juga dikenali sebagai abd arrahman as sufi atau abd al rahman abu al hussain. Al sufis book of the images of the fixed stars and its influence on islamic and european celestial cartography robert h. Beliau lahir pada 7 disember 903 dan meninggal pada 25 mei 986. And while the noted greek astronomer ptolemy noted it as a haze, it was abd al rahman al sufi who first distinctly recorded in his kitab. Alsufis book of the constellations of the fixed stars. Abd al rahman alsufi 7 december 903 25 may 986, known as al sufi, was a persian astronomer. Abd al rahman al sufi revolvy moon map moon wall art moon wall decor art lunar map landing etsy how did we get to know about the andromeda galaxy. This major work contains an extensive star catalog, which lists star coordinates and magnitude estimates, as well as detailed star charts. Abd alrahman alsufi simple english wikipedia, the free. David storm rice, the oldest illustrated arabic manuscript, bulletin of the school of oriental and african studies, 22 1959, 207220.
This book describes fortyeight constellations and the stars that they are composed of. Pdf abdulrahman alsufi and his book of the fixed stars. The book of fixed stars by abdarrahman al sufi 903986 astronomical instruments. Al sufi published his famous book of fixed stars in 964 al sufi, 964, describing much of his work, both in textual descriptions and pictures.
Richard stephenson and wayne orchiston centre for astronomy, james cook university, townsville. Abderramao, 1 abederramao, 2 abderramane 3 ou abederramane 4 alcufi abd al rahman al sufi. Al sufi also identified the large magellanic cloud, which is visible from yemen, though not from isfahan. Al sufi published kitab al kawatib al thabit al musawwar also commonly known as the book of fixed stars in ad 964 and dedicated it to adud al dawla, the current ruler of buwayhid at the time. Two folios from a manuscript of the kitab suwar al kawakib al thabitathis manuscript is a late fifteenthcentury copy of the kitab suwar al kawakib al thabita book of images of the fixed stars, an astronomical treatise originally composed by abd al rahman al sufi d. The second is a 17thcentury ottoman turkish translation of the first part on the supraterrestrial creatures of kitab ajaib al makhluqat wagharaib al mawjudat the wonders.
He worked in isfahan and in baghdad, and is known for his translation from greek into arabic of the almagest by the ancient astronomer ptolemy. However, al sufi observed his own magnitudes, and these are substantially different from those in the almagest. Cepheus in book of fixed stars kitab suwar alkawakib al. Al sufi s most famous work is kitab suwar al kawakib book of the constellations of the fixed stars. Alsufis book of the constellations of the fixed stars, followed by. Pdf the book of the fixed stars was written by the persian astronomer. Kitab suwar al kawakib al thabita book of the images of the fixed stars of al sufi author. He lived at the court of the emire adud addaula in isfahan persia, working on astronomical studies based on greek work, especially the almagest of ptolemy. Abd al rahman al sufi picture possibly shows al sufi or a contemporary idealized person. The book of the fixed stars was written by the persian astronomer abdulrahman al sufi around ad 964, and is one of the most important medieval arabic treatises on astronomy.
Alsufis book of the constellations of the fixed stars, followed by maxims, and alqazwinis the wonders of creation. It spread widely from central asia, throughout the middle east, and to europe. Abd al rahman al sufi and his book of the fixed stars. Influence on islamic and western celestial cartography. Al sufi wrote his book of fixed stars in 964, in text and pictures.
The astronomer abd al rahman ibn umar al sufi, commonly known as al sufi, was born in persia presentday iran in 903 a. Kitab suwar alkawakib althabita book of the images of. Abdalrahman al sufi december 7, 903 seds messier database. The book was written in arabic, although the author himself was persian. The activity comes with a set of cards that contain illustrations of the constellations from both cultures. The book of fixed stars by abd al rahman al sufi all astronomers know the names of ptolemy, tycho brahe and johannes hevelius, three landmark characters who catalogued the stars with everincreasing accuracy between the second and seventeenth centuries.
Alsufi wrote on astrology, astronomy, alchemy and mathematics. In his descriptions and pictures of andromeda, he included a little cloud which is actually the andromeda galaxy m31. Help alsufi match the arabic and greek constellations. Al sufi published his findings in his book of fixed stars in 964. Abd alrahman alsufi and his book of the fixed stars. To validate my independent identification of the stars, i was comparing al sufi catalogue with that in toomer 1998 edition.
Other topics include descriptions of nebulae, colors of stars and arabic folk astronomy. In 964 al sufi published his famous book kitab al kawatib al thabit al musawwar book of fixed stars, a masterpiece on stellar astronomy. Abd alrahman alsufi wikipedia bahasa melayu, ensiklopedia. Diagram of ursa minor and a table of its constituent stars from what is reputedly the oldest surviving copy of al. Then i had to identify the criteria with which to choose the manuscripts which were used as the bases for the translation and discussions. Al sufi wrote his book of fixed stars in 964, in text and pictures biography. Iran, ink and gold on paper the constellation of scorpiothe tenthcentury astronomer abd al rahman al sufi a. The book is the first illustrated pictorial star atlas, and was very influential for centuries after it was authored. Azophi, ou azophi arabus 5 foi um astronomo da persia. The constellation of scorpiothe tenthcentury astronomer abd al rahman al sufi a. I have been working on al sufi manuscripts, and produced the arabic text of the book of fixed stars, which was produced before in 1953, but with many errors. The most notable of these is the book of fixed stars written by the muslim astronomer abd al rahman al sufi known as azophi in the west, who thoroughly illustrated all the stars known to him along with their observations, descriptions, positions, magnitudes, brightness, and color. Wellesz, an islamic book of constellations, oxford, 1965.
Cepheus in book of fixed stars kitab suwar alkawakib. This paper includes a brief biography of alsufi, along with. Was a friend and pupil of al sufi, ruled shiraz al sufi mentions him in his book al hussain mentions him in his poem. This appeared in or shortly after ad 964, some eight hundred years after the original almagest was written. Dictionary of scientific biography, xiii, new york, 1976, pp. Winter, notes on al kitab suwar al kawakib, archives internationales dhistoire des.
Al sufi called it little cloud alternatively translated as a small cloudy patch and. Abd al rahman alsufi, known in the west as azophi, was one of the two most outstanding practical astronomers of the middle ages. Constellation pisces from the book of fixed stars by azophi print. Chapters 14 submitted version download 11mb pdf thesis. Alsufis book of the images of the fixed stars and its influence on. Upton, a manuscript of the book of the fixed stars by. Ursa major constellation, from the book of fixed stars by azophi. It is considered important even now for the study of proper motions and long period variables. In a departure from the western tradition, the bear is oriented with its feet pointing towards ursa major.
In his book of fixed stars, published in 964, al sufi s star list gives the same stars and star positions updated for precession as in the almagest. It was an attempt to create a synthesis of the comprehensive star catalogue in ptolemys almagest books vii and viii with the indigenous arabic. The lunar crater azophi and the minor planet 12621 alsufi are named after him. Popular sufism books showing 150 of 1,331 the forty rules of love hardcover by. Al sufi called it little cloud alternatively translated as a small cloudy patch and provided a representative image of. Al sufi was the first astronomer to describe the nebulosity of the nebula in andromeda in his book of constellations atlas of heavens. Get an answer for how is the book of fixed stars by al sufi significant in history. Islamic the constellation leo, folio probably from the kitab suwar al kawakib al thabita book of the images of the fixed stars 1998.
On friday 27th of january, 2018, i gave a presentation at the kw rasc on al sufi s book of fixed stars. Alsufis book of the images of the fixed stars and its. Kitab suwar alkawakib althabita book of the images of the. How is the book of fixed stars by alsufi significant in. Burning away tension and hurt al ghaffar from the sufi book of life. Following in the footsteps of the persian astronomer al sufi, children are invited to search for and match the corresponding pairs of arab constellations seen by arab tribes and greek constellations describing the same group of stars.
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