Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Math and Astronomy - Coggle Diagram
Math and Astronomy
-
Muslim astronomers
Ibn Yunus (d 1009): Made observations for over 30 years and determined more than 10,000 entries of the sun's positions
-
Al-Biruni (973-1050): Claimed that the Earth rotated around its own axis. He also calculated the circumference of the Earth
Al-Zarqali (1029-1087): Prepared the Toledan Tables and a famous instrument maker that created a more sophisticated astrolabe.
Al-Sufi (903-986): Made many observations on the motion of the sun and length of the solar year, as well as observing stars. Also wrote on the astrolabe, with thousands of uses
-
-
Lunar formations
In 1651, Joannes Baptista Riccioli created a work called Almagestum Novum with a complete map of the moon. He named the lunar formations after renowned astronomers
-
-
-