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The first major Arabic work of astronomy is the Zij al-Sindh by Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. The work contains tables for the movements of the Sun, the Moon, and the five planets known at the time. The work is significant as it introduced Ptolemaic concepts into Islamic sciences. This work also marks the turning point in Arabic astronomy.
The history of astronomy focuses on the contributions civilizations have made to further their understanding of ... Timeline of astronomy; ... Aveni, Anthony F. (1980).
1577–80 – Taqi al-Din invents a mechanical astronomical clock that measures time in seconds, one of the most important innovations in 16th-century practical astronomy, as previous clocks were not accurate enough to be used for astronomical purposes. [13] 1577–80 – Taqi al-Din invents framed sextant [13]
This is a timeline of space exploration which includes notable achievements, first accomplishments and milestones in humanity's exploration of outer space. This timeline generally does not distinguish achievements by a specific country or private company, as it considers humanity as a whole.
Mathematics and astronomy flourish during the Golden Age of India (4th to 6th centuries AD) under the Gupta Empire. Meanwhile, Greece and its colonies have entered the Roman period in the last few decades of the preceding millennium, and Greek science is negatively impacted by the Fall of the Western Roman Empire and the economic decline that ...
1980 – Voyager 1 flies by Saturn and takes the first images of Titan. [203] However, its atmosphere is opaque to visible light, so its surface remains obscured. 1982 – Venera 13 lands on Venus, sends the first photographs in color of its surface, and records atmospheric wind noises, the first sounds heard from another planet.
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1980 Development of ENQUIRE and MS-DOS begin. 1981 MS-DOS debuts. 1982 The first compact discs are sold, which would eventually replace the audiocassette in the 1990s. 1983 Computer "virus" terminology introduced by Fred Cohen. [2] Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet software launched. [3] 1984 The Apple Macintosh is released. FidoNet begins. 1985