1001 Inventions
Edited by Salim T. S. al-Hassani
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“….\\ LSl l\ 1 CI\'II IL :\TION • Al-Farghani was one of Caliph Al-Ma'mun's astronomers who wrote about the astrolabe, explaining the mathematical theory behind the instrument and correcting the faulty geometrical constructions…”
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“…a crater in the second section named after Al-Farghani, who died around 861. He was one of Al-Ma'mun's team of researchers in astronom y. His most famous book was the Book of the…”
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“…and worked in Iraq; philosopher and music theorist. Al-Farghani, Abu-al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Kathir, known as Alfraganus (d. 861); Farghana, Transoxiana; astronomer and surgeon. Muhammad al-Fatih, known as Mehmed II or alFatih (143 2-1481);…”
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“…Umar ibn Farrukhan al-Tabari, also known as Omar Alfraganus (ninth centur y); Tabaristan, Iran; astrologer; compiled the Liber un iversus. Taqi al-Din al-Rasid, Muhammad ibn Ma'rouf a!- Shami al-Asadi (ca 1526 -1585); Damascus,…”
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