Toledan Tables

The Toledans panels ( also tabule toletane ) are compiled by Arab scholars in the 11th century astronomical data collections, together were used to calculate the positions of the planets, eclipses and calendar calculations useful tables. The similarities of the very numerous surviving manuscripts are large, specifically the soft copies by omissions and additions to some widely.

The content is primarily due to the works of al - Khwarizmi and al - Battani, temporarily also az- Zarqali was adopted as a writer or editor. The place of origin is Toledo, which belonged to the Christian conquest in 1085 to the Muslim Taifa Kingdom of Dhun - Nuniden what is apparent from the interpretation of some tables.

The Toledans panels were translated into Latin by Gerard of Cremona. Previously, they were already known Raymond of Marseilles, who used it in his work ( 1140 ).

Around 1270, the boards of Toledo were displaced by the Alfonsine Tables, which were compiled on the orders of Alfonso X.