Publication · 964 CE
Book of Fixed Stars
History of Astronomy
About the work
Al-Sufi's revision of Ptolemy's star catalogue against his own observations, with constellation drawings and corrected magnitudes. It contains the earliest known record of the Andromeda Galaxy and preserves many traditional Arabic star names.
Author
Knowledge connections
- Published byAl-Sufi
- Part ofIslamic Golden Age Astronomy
Sources & references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- BritannicaEncyclopaedia Britannica
General reference for the history of astronomy, biographies, and cultural context.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.