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Zijes are composed of a set of canons and a set of tables. These tables can be grouped as follows: calendar conversions; mean motions; solar, lunar, and planetary equations; trigonometry and spherical astronomy; planetary latitudes, visibilities, and retrogradations; lunar visibility; precession or trepidation; solar and lunar eclipses; astrological tables; geographical coordinates; and star lists. Some zijes may not have all these items and others may have additional items. In particular, planetary velocity tables appear in only a few, all of which derive from the Iberian Peninsula and the Maghrib.
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Chabás, J., Goldstein, B.R. (2003). Astronomical Commentary. In: The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo. Archimedes, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0213-3_4
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