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Abu Bakr al-Razi

Abu Bakr al-Razi أبو بکر محمد بن زکریاء الرازي

June 24, 2024 By Post Off

Full Name: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyya al-Razi Arabic: أبو بکر محمد بن زکریاء الرازي Origin: Persia, Iran Born: 864-865 AD Dies: 925-935 AD Famous for: Physician Philosopher and Alchemist Contribution: One of the most important figures in the history of medicine Contemporary physician of Amir Abu al-Qasim Fenderski Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_al-Razi https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/abu-bakr-al-razi/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074295/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/abu-bakr-ar-razi Books…

Abolfadl Harawi

Abolfadl Harawi ابو الفضل هروى

June 24, 2024 By Post Off

Full Name: Abolfadl Harawi Arabic: ابو الفضل هروى Born: 10th Century Died: 380-390 AD Origin: Ray, Persia now Iran/ Herat Afghanistan Famous for: Mathematics and Astronomy Contribution: He wrote “تصحيح مانالاوس” Manalaus by Heravi translating Greek mathematics and astronomy Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolfadl_Harawi https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A

Abu al-Wafa al-Buzjani

Abu al-Wafa al-Buzjani

June 24, 2024 By Post Off

Full Name: Abu al-Wafa Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Ismail ibn al-Abbas al-Buzjani or Abu al-Wafa Buzhjani Arabic: ابو الوفا بوزجانی Born: 940 AD Origin: Buzjan, Iran Dies: 998 AD Famous for: Mathematician and Astronomer Contribution: Negative numbers in a medieval Islamic text Innovations in spherical trigonometry First to build wall quadrant to observe…

Mohammed al-Saghani

Mohammed al-Saghani

June 24, 2024 By Post Off

Full Name: Abu Hamid Ahmed ibn Mohammed al-Saghani al-Asturlabi Arabic: ابوحامد صاغانی Born: Origin: Saghan, Persia now Iran Dies: 990 AD Famous for: Astronomer and Historian of science Contribution: Al-Saghani wrote some of the earliest comments on the history of science. He worked in Sharaf al-dawla’s observatory Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Battani https://islamsci.mcgill.ca/RASI/BEA/Saghani_BEA.htm

Abu Jafar al-Khazin

Abu Jafar al-Khazin

June 24, 2024 By Post Off

Full Name: Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Husayn Khazin Arabic: ابوجعفر خازن خراسانی Born: 900 AD Origin: Khurasan, Iran Dies: 971 AD Famous for: Mathematician and Astronomer Contribution: Astronomical instruments, in particular an astrolabe fitted with plates inscribed with tables Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ja%27far_al-Khazin https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Al-Khazin/ https://islamsci.mcgill.ca/RASI/BEA/Khazin_BEA.htm https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/al-khazin-ab

Sadr al-Din Ali al-Gilani al-Hindi

Sadr al-Din Ali al-Gilani al-Hindi

June 23, 2024 By Post Off

Full Name: Sadr al-Din Ali al-Gilani al-Hindi Arabic: صدر الدين علي الجيلاني الهندي Origin: Gilan Persia, Iran Dies: 1609 AD Famous for: Physician Contribution: Commentary on Avicenna’s al-Qānūn fī al-ṭibb Contemporary physician of Amir Abu al-Qasim Fenderski Articles https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667328/#:~:text=Sadr%20al%2DDin%20Ali%20al,Sadr%20al%2DDin’s%20first%20teacher.  

al-Battani

al-Battani

June 22, 2024 By Post Off

Full Name: Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Jabir ibn Sinan al-Raqqi al-Harrani as-Sabi al-Battani Arabic: محمد بن جابر بن سنان البتاني Latin: Albategnius, Albategni or Albatenius Born: 858 AD Origin: Haran Turkey / Raqqa, now in Syria Dies: 929 AD Famous for: Mathematician, Astronomer, and Astrologer Contribution: The first of a generation of new Islamic astronomers…

Abul-Abbas al-Fadl ibn Hatim al-Nairizi

Al-Nayrizi

June 22, 2024 By Post Off

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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nayrizi https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Al-Nayrizi/ https://dbpedia.org/page/Al-Nayrizi

Ahmad Nahavandi

Ahmad Nahavandi

June 22, 2024 By Post Off

Full Name: Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Nahawandi Arabic: احمد نهاوندى Origin: Nahawand, Iran Dies: 9th Century Famous for:Astronomer Contribution: Astronomical tables Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Nahavandi https://dbpedia.org/page/Ahmad_Nahavandi  

Abu Said Gorgani

Abu Said Gorgani

June 22, 2024 By Post Off

Full Name: Abu Said al-Dharir al-Jurjani Arabic: ابو سعيد الضرير الجرجاني Origin: Persia, Iran Dies: 9th century Famous for: Mathematician and Astronomer Contribution: Geometrical problems The drawing of the meridian Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Said_Gorgani