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  2. Timeline of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Al-Juzjani even proposed a solution to the problem. In al-Andalus, the anonymous work al-Istidrak ala Batlamyus (meaning "Recapitulation regarding Ptolemy"), included a list of objections to the Ptolemic astronomy. One of the most important works in the period was Al-Shukuk ala Batlamyus ("Doubts on Ptolemy"). In this, the author summed up the ...

  3. Category:Astronomy timelines - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Timeline of Solar System astronomy; Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and ...

  4. Category:History of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "History of astronomy" The following 88 pages are in this category, out of 88 total. ... Timeline of astronomy;

  5. Timeline of Solar System astronomy - Wikipedia

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    c. 150 CE – Claudius Ptolemy completes his work Almagest, that codifies the astronomical knowledge of his time and cements the geocentric model in the West, and it remained the most authoritative text on astronomy for more than 1,500 years.

  6. Timeline of cosmological theories - Wikipedia

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    This timeline of cosmological theories and discoveries is a chronological record of the development of humanity's understanding of the cosmos over the last two-plus millennia. Modern cosmological ideas follow the development of the scientific discipline of physical cosmology .

  7. Canon of Kings - Wikipedia

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    The Canon of Kings was a dated list of kings used by ancient astronomers as a convenient means to date astronomical phenomena, such as eclipses.For a period, the Canon was preserved by the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, and is thus known sometimes as Ptolemy's Canon.

  8. Handy Tables - Wikipedia

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    Ptolemy's Handy Tables (Ancient Greek: πρόχειροι κανόνες, romanized: Procheiroi kanones) is a collection of astronomical tables that second century astronomer Ptolemy created after finishing the Almagest. The Handy Tables elaborated the astronomical tables of the Almagest and included usage instructions, but left out the ...

  9. Timeline of telescope technology - Wikipedia

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    1970 — The first space observatory, Uhuru, is launched, being also the first gamma-ray telescope. 1975 — BTA-6 is the first major telescope to use an altazimuth mount, which is mechanically simpler but requires computer control for accurate pointing. The Oldest Observatory in the Americas is found in Bogotá, Colombia (1803).