Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

Astronomer

0903 – 0986

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Who was Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi?

'Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi was a Persian astronomer also known as 'Abd ar-Rahman as-Sufi, or 'Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Husayn, 'Abdul Rahman Sufi, 'Abdurrahman Sufi and known in the west as Azophi; the lunar crater Azophi and the minor planet 12621 Alsufi are named after him. Al-Sufi published his famous Book of Fixed Stars in 964, describing much of his work, both in textual descriptions and pictures.

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Born
Dec 7, 0903
Religion
  • Islam
Nationality
  • Iran
Profession
Died
May 25, 0986

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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