astronomical table jadval-e axtari Fr.: table astronomique One of a set of tables giving parameters used for calculations of positions of the Sun,
the Moon, and the planets in particular in pre-telescopic astronomy. The oldest known
astronomical tables are those of Ptolemy.
In Modern astronomy it is usually
replaced by the term → ephemeris. Same as
→ zij. See also → Toledan Tables, See also: → astronomical; → table. |