An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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astronomical table
  جدول ِ اختری  
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,
Alfonsine Tables.

See also:astronomical; → table.