Zij-i-Sultani

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Zij-i-Sultani is an astronomical table and star catalogue that was published by Ulugh Beg in 1437. It was the joint product of the work of a group of astronomers working under the patronage of Ulugh Beg.

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  • E. S. Kennedy, A Survey of Islamic Astronomical Tables, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, (1956) 46(2), pp. 3-4, 44-5.
  • 1839. L. P. E. A. Sedillot (1808-1875). Tables astronomiques d’Oloug Beg, commentees et publiees avec le texte en regard, TomeI, 1 fascicule, Paris. A very rare work, but referenced in the Bibliographie generale de l’astronomie jusqu’en 1880, by J.
  • 1847. L. P. E. A. Sedillot (1808-1875). Prolegomenes des Tables astronomiques d’Oloug Beg, publiees avec Notes et Variantes, et precedes d’une Introduction. Paris: F. Didot.
  • 1853. L. P. E. A. Sedillot (1808-1875). Prolegomenes des Tables astronomiques d’Oloug Beg, traduction et commentaire. Paris.


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