Part 2 Islamic Contributions Astronomy Timeline - Fahad

  • Zij Al-Sindhind
    830

    Zij Al-Sindhind

    Zij Al-Sindhind observed the movements of five planets known of his time and also the moon.
  • Al- Sufi
    903

    Al- Sufi

    Al-Sufi made observations about different things. He observed the motion of the sun and he also made observation about their appearance and he also found some constellations.
  • Abu Al-Wafa Buzjani
    940

    Abu Al-Wafa Buzjani

    Abu Al-Wafa Buzjani observed the length of the seasons and he also observed the lunar eclipse and how the seasons and eclipse processed and why it happened.
  • Ibn Yunus
    950

    Ibn Yunus

    Ibn Yunus observed the solar eclipses and the lunar eclipses and how it happened.
  • Ibn Al-Haytham
    965

    Ibn Al-Haytham

    Ibn Al-Haytham observed the characteristics of light and the process of vision and how it happens and how people see light.
  • Al-Biruni
    973

    Al-Biruni

    Al- Biruni found out that the Earth rotated around its own axis and he calculated Earths circumference and other things to find that out.
  • Al-Farghani
    1029

    Al-Farghani

    Al-Farghani wrote on the astrolabe and he explained the mathematical theory behind it and he also corrected a lot of things in geometry equations. He also observed Earths rotation, size, and other important things.
  • Avicenna
    1037

    Avicenna

    Avicenna observed how far the planets were from each other and he also observed the coordinates of the sun and he also said that some of the stars were self luminous.