Wăbkanaw's Prediction and Calculations of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 30 January 1283 (2013)
The paper presents a critical review of the iterative process used by Shams al-Din Mu ammad al-Wabkanawi (Iran, Maragha, ca. 1270--1320) in order to compute the annular solar eclipse of 30 January 1283 from the solar and lunar parameter values obtained by Mu yi al-Din al-Maghribi (Maragha, 1260--1274). The position of this prediction in medieval astronomy will also be discussed. Wabkanawi uses an observation as evidence for the correctness of his prediction, and his results agree to a remarkable extent with modern astronomical computations of the same eclipse.
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