Advances in Islamic astronomy in the 1070s

Name: Advances in Islamic astronomy in the 1070s
Start: 1071
End: 1080

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1071–1080

In the 1070s, Islamic astronomers from Persia to al-Andalus made progress in star catalogs, instrument improvement, and calendar computation;…

Timeline

1074–1079Isfahan · IranAn astronomical team supported by Malik-Shah I conducted long-term gnomon and star catalog observations in Isfahan, revising planetary position tables and providing the data foundation for the Jalali calendar reform.
c. 1075–1080Academic centers across the Islamic world · IraqScholars across regions inherited the traditions of al-Khwarizmi and al-Battani, using spherical trigonometry to improve planetary longitude calculations; related manuscripts circulated through trade routes and tributary networks across the Islamic world.

Islamic astronomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_astronomy
Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world https://www.britannica.com/science/astronomy-Astronomy-in-the-medieval-Islamic-world