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The article states that this ship was named after al-Battani. Note the double t. Is this a mistake made by the creators of Star Trek or by Memory Alpha? Cheers, 83.83.29.82 03:01, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Considering it's translated from Arabic, it doesn't make much of a difference, and the latin version (Albatenius) commonly uses one T. We use it because that is how it has appeared in scripts and the encyclopedia. Jaz talk | novels 03:52, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
Perhaps the information in this comment could be moved to talk:USS Al-Batani so future archivists interested in the Arabic could research the matter. -- Captain M.K. Barteltalk 03:55, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
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