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Drawing pictures of the stars
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Ages 7–9Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi was a Persian astronomer of the tenth century.
He wrote about the design of constellation images for celestial globe makers.
His work on constellation images influenced readers in the Muslim world and in Europe.
His writings included works on astrolabes and on using celestial globes.
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How is a picture of the sky different from the sky itself?
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