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Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
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Persian astronomer (903-986)

Also known as: Abd ar-Rahman as-Sufi, Abderrahman Al-Sufi, Abdul Rahman Sufi, Abdurrahman Sufi, Al Sufi, Azophi

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Known works

  • Kitāb ṣuwar al-kawākib
  • Suwar al-kawākib
  • Description des Étoiles fixes
  • Kitāb Ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thamāniyah wa-al-arbaʻīn ; wa-talīh, Urjūzat Ibn al-Ṣūfī
  • Kitābān fī al-ʻamal bi-al-asṭurlāb