Azophi Discovered The Andromeda Galaxy

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Azophi
He discovered the Andromeda Galaxy

slide 2-- Azophi
Azophi was born on December 7, 903 A.D in Ray, Iran.
His full name is Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi He was a subject in a court of Emire in Persia where he performed astronomical studies.
Many of his work was to expand on the work of other Greek Philosophers.
He died May 25, 986 A.D

Slide 3--Discovery
Azophi identified a large cloud in the night sky which turned out to be the Andromeda Galaxy.
He also discovered a group of stars that would be known as the Large Magellanic Cloud. Azophi also wrote a book called “Constellations of the Fixed Star”
The book reviews and revises the catalogue of stars. It talks about constellations and his thoughts about brightness, color and

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