Ibn Yunus

Ibn Yūnus (d. 1009 A.D.)

Abū-l-Hasan, 'Alī b. Sa'īd A. Rahman b. Yūnus as-Sadafī. One of the greatest Arab astronomers who lived at the court of Caliph al-Hākim.

EI (s.v.) az-Zīj al-Ḥākimī (two redactions) MS: Leiden MS Arab. 143, fol. 133 - 136. Exc.: MC 707 v T.: MC A:1

            Long.       Lat.

Aswan (Suwān) 56˚ 0’ 24˚ 30’ (Table 1)

Jarmī 47˚ 0’ 19˚ 30’ (Table 1)

Madinat al-Ḥabash 41˚ 40’ 19˚ 30’ (Table 1)

Uswan (bis) 56˚ 0’ 20˚ 15’ (Table 2)

 or   22˚ 30’     (Table 2)

Ma’din az-Zummurrud 57˚ 0’ 21˚ 15’ (Table 2)

Ma’din adh-dhahab 57˚ 15’ 21˚ 45’ (Table 2)

Zaghāwa 35˚ 0’ 11˚ 0’ (Table 3)

Ghāna 15˚ 30’ 10˚ 45’ (Table 3)

                                                                                                     (MC 707 v).