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Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
Persian astronomer (903–986)
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ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī (Persian: عبدالرحمن الصوفی; 7 December 903 – 25 May 986) was a Persian astronomer.[1][2] His work Kitāb ṣuwar al-kawākib ("The Book of Fixed Stars"), written in 964, included both textual descriptions and illustrations.
The Persian polymathAl-Biruni wrote that al-Ṣūfī's work on the ecliptic was carried out in Shiraz.
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Al-Ṣūfī lived at the Buyid court in Isfahan.
Biography
ʿAbd al-Rahmān al-Ṣūfī (full name: Abū’l-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿUmar ibn Sahl al-Ṣūfī al-Rāzī) was one of the nine famous Muslim astronomers.[citation needed] He lived at the court of Emir'Adud al-Dawla in Isfahan, and worked on translating and expanding ancient Greek astronomical works, especially the Almagest of Ptolemy.
He made corrections to Ptolemy's star list, and his estimations of star brightness an