Abul-Abbas al-Fadl ibn Hatim al-Nairizi

Al-Nayrizi

Full Name: Abul-Abbas al-Fadl ibn Hatim al-Nairizi

Arabic: أبو العباس الفضل بن حاتم النيريزي

Born: 865 AD

Origin: Nayriz, now in Fars Province, Iran

Dies: 922 AD

Famous for: Mathematician and Astronomer

Contribution:

Gave a mathematical proof of the parallel postulate

Exact method for the numerical determination of the Qibla

Articles

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