1001 Inventions
Edited by Salim T. S. al-Hassani
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“…used by the business community. Mathematicians such as Abu al-Wafa' in Baghdad in the tenth century wrote several treatises using this system. He was actually an expert in the use of Arabic numerals…”
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“…of roots became possible by mathematicians such as Abu al-Wafa' and Umar al-Khayyam. The discovery of the binomial theorem for integer exponents by Al-KaraJi was a major factor in the development of numerical…”
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“…This contribution of AI-Farabi was later incorporated by Abu al-Wafa', in his youth when AI-Farabi died, in his book On Those Parts of Geometry Needed by Craftsmen, providing full constructional details and justifications.…”
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“…also visible in Baghdad, and he arranged with Abu al-Wafa' alBuzjani, a fellow astronomer , that the latter would observe it there. When they compared their timings, they were able to calculate the…”
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“…Hayyan (Geber). Boyle and Geber ' astronomer Mohammed Abu al-Wafa' al-Buzjani both championed the experimental approach to about 6oo years earlier . chemistry, despite the nine centuries between them.…”
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“…Abu al-Fida' (1273-1331); Hama, Syria; geographer and astronomer. Abu al-Wafa', Mohammed al-Bouzjani (940-998); Buzjani, Baghdad, Iraq; mathematician, astronomer, and geometrician. Ad-Dakhwar (early 13th cen tury); Aleppo, Syria; physician at Al-Nuri Hospital. Adelard of…”
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“…physicians and pharmacists; physician and oculist. Ibn 'Aqil, Abu al-Wafa Ali (1040-1 11 9); Ba ghdad, Iraq; theologian of the Hanbali School of Thought and humanist. Ibn al-Awwam (12th centur y); Seville, Spain;…”
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