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ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī (Persian: عبدالرحمن الصوفی; 7 December 903 – 25 May 986) was an Iranian astronomer. His work Kitāb ṣuwar al-kawākib ("The Book of Fixed Stars"), written in 964, included both textual descriptions and illustrations
Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi (7 de diciembre de 903-25 de mayo de 986) fue un astrónomo de origen persa, conocido también como 'Abd ar-Rahman as-Sufi, o 'Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Husain. En Occidente se lo conoce abreviadamente como Azophi .
The Book of Fixed Stars (Arabic: كتاب صور الكواكب kitāb suwar al-kawākib, literally The Book of the Shapes of Stars) is an astronomical text written by Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Azophi) around 964.
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi and his book of the fixed stars: a journey of re-discovery. Hafez, Ihsan. Al-Şūfı's Book of the Fixed Stars, dating from around AD 964, is one of the most important medieval Arabic treatises on astronomy.
- Ihsan Hafez, F. Richard Stephenson, Wayne Orchiston
- 2011
'Abd al-Rahman Al-Sufi, known in the West as Azophi, was one of the two most outstanding practical astronomers of the Middle Ages. Al-Sufi was the first astronomer to describe the 'nebulosity' of the nebula in Andromeda in his book of constellations (atlas of heavens).
The Constellation of Orion, the Giant (al-jabbar, folio 124r) The 10th century astronomer 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (A.D. 903–986) is credited with some important Arabic texts on the stars; he can be considered as the greatest scholar in this field from the Islamic Lands.
(Persian: عبدالرحمن صوفی (December 7, 903 in Rey, Iran – May 25, 986 in Shiraz, Iran) was a Persian astronomer also known as ‘ Abd ar-Rahman as-Sufi, ‘ Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Husayn, ‘ Abdul Rahman Sufi, or ‘ Abdurrahman Sufi and, historically, in the West as Azophi and Azophi Arabus.
