Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Persian: عبدالرحمن صوفی) (December 9, 903. Rey, Iran – May 25, 986. Shiraz, Iran) was a PersianMuslim astronomer also known as 'Abd ar-Rahman as-Sufi, or 'Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Husayn, 'Abdul Rahman Sufi, 'Abdurrahman Sufi and known in the west as Azophi. The lunar crater Azophi and the minor planet 12621 Alsufi are named after him. Al-Sufi published his famous Book of Fixed Stars in 964, describing much of his work, both in textual descriptions and pictures. Biruni reports that his work on the ecliptic was carried out in Shiraz. He lived at the Buyid court in Isfahan. Sometimes, he is referred to as an "Arab" astronomer.. }
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- Abd_al-Rahman_al-Sufi abstract "'Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Persian: عبدالرحمن صوفی) (December 9, 903. Rey, Iran – May 25, 986. Shiraz, Iran) was a PersianMuslim astronomer also known as 'Abd ar-Rahman as-Sufi, or 'Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Husayn, 'Abdul Rahman Sufi, 'Abdurrahman Sufi and known in the west as Azophi. The lunar crater Azophi and the minor planet 12621 Alsufi are named after him. Al-Sufi published his famous Book of Fixed Stars in 964, describing much of his work, both in textual descriptions and pictures. Biruni reports that his work on the ecliptic was carried out in Shiraz. He lived at the Buyid court in Isfahan. Sometimes, he is referred to as an "Arab" astronomer.".