Ê¿Abd alâ€WÄjid | |
|---|---|
عبد الواجد ØÙ†ÙÛŒ | |
| Born |
Mashhad, Iran |
| Died | 1434 |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Maragheh observatory, Shams al-Din al-Fanari, Jaghmīnī, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi [1] |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | Astronomy |
Badr alâ€DÄ«n Ê¿Abd alâ€WÄjid (or WÄḥid) ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad alâ€á¸¤anafÄ« (Persian: عبدالواجب ØÙ†ÙÛŒ; died 1434) was a 15th century Persian astronomer. He was born in Mashhad, in modern Iran, and died in Kütahya, in modern Turkey, He taught in the Ottoman Demirkapi Madrasa, a school for astronomical observation and instruction. The Demirkapi madrasa was later renamed as the WÄjidiyya Madrasa in his honour. [1]
Together with Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi, he brought the influence of the Maragheh observatory to Anatolia. [1]
Works
- Sharḥ alâ€Mulakhkhaá¹£ fÄ« alâ€hayʾa ("A commentary on the Compendium of Astronomy"), a commentary on the work by JaghmÄ«nÄ«. The commentary was dedicated to Sultan MurÄd II.
- Sharḥ SÄ« faá¹£l, a commentary on ṬūsÄ«'s Persian work of astronomy. Translated into Turkish by Ahmedâ€i DÄÊ¿Ä«.
- MaÊ¿Älim alâ€awqÄt waâ€sharḥuhu, a work in the use of astrolabe written in verse using 552 couplets. Dedicated to Muḥammad ShÄh (d. 1406), the son of alâ€FanÄrÄ« (d. 1431). [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Topdemir 2007.
Sources
- Topdemir, Hüseyin (2007). "WÄbkanawÄ«: Shams alâ€Munajjim [Shams alâ€DÄ«n] Muḥammad ibn ÒAlÄ« KhwÄja alâ€WÄbkanawÄ« [WÄbkanawÄ«]". In Hockey, Thomas; et al. (eds.). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer. pp. 1187–1188. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_1433. ISBN 978-1-4419-9918-4. ( PDF version)
Further reading
- Sayili, Aydin (1948). "The Wajidiyya Madrasa of Kutahya: A Turkish Medieval Observatory?". Belleten (in Turkish and English). 12: 655–677.
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Ê¿Abd alâ€WÄjid | |
|---|---|
عبد الواجد ØÙ†ÙÛŒ | |
| Born |
Mashhad, Iran |
| Died | 1434 |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Maragheh observatory, Shams al-Din al-Fanari, Jaghmīnī, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi [1] |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | Astronomy |
Badr alâ€DÄ«n Ê¿Abd alâ€WÄjid (or WÄḥid) ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad alâ€á¸¤anafÄ« (Persian: عبدالواجب ØÙ†ÙÛŒ; died 1434) was a 15th century Persian astronomer. He was born in Mashhad, in modern Iran, and died in Kütahya, in modern Turkey, He taught in the Ottoman Demirkapi Madrasa, a school for astronomical observation and instruction. The Demirkapi madrasa was later renamed as the WÄjidiyya Madrasa in his honour. [1]
Together with Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi, he brought the influence of the Maragheh observatory to Anatolia. [1]
Works
- Sharḥ alâ€Mulakhkhaá¹£ fÄ« alâ€hayʾa ("A commentary on the Compendium of Astronomy"), a commentary on the work by JaghmÄ«nÄ«. The commentary was dedicated to Sultan MurÄd II.
- Sharḥ SÄ« faá¹£l, a commentary on ṬūsÄ«'s Persian work of astronomy. Translated into Turkish by Ahmedâ€i DÄÊ¿Ä«.
- MaÊ¿Älim alâ€awqÄt waâ€sharḥuhu, a work in the use of astrolabe written in verse using 552 couplets. Dedicated to Muḥammad ShÄh (d. 1406), the son of alâ€FanÄrÄ« (d. 1431). [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Topdemir 2007.
Sources
- Topdemir, Hüseyin (2007). "WÄbkanawÄ«: Shams alâ€Munajjim [Shams alâ€DÄ«n] Muḥammad ibn ÒAlÄ« KhwÄja alâ€WÄbkanawÄ« [WÄbkanawÄ«]". In Hockey, Thomas; et al. (eds.). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer. pp. 1187–1188. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_1433. ISBN 978-1-4419-9918-4. ( PDF version)
Further reading
- Sayili, Aydin (1948). "The Wajidiyya Madrasa of Kutahya: A Turkish Medieval Observatory?". Belleten (in Turkish and English). 12: 655–677.
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