Al-Khwārizmī

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“…first great Muslim mathematicians was Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, a Persian who lived from 780 to 850. He was one of the first to work at the House of Wisdom, and thus laid…”

“…worldly knowledge was accumulated and developed. [page 72] AI-Khwarizmi (78o-85o) AI-Khwarizmi introduced the beginnings of algebra; it then developed into a form still used today by many who lived after him. [page 84]…”

“…BY AL ·B UKHARI AND MUSLIM ( �- Al-Khwarizmi � 1143 Robert of Chester translates the Quran and works of Al-Khwarizmi. 1140 Daniel of Morley travels to Cordoba to learn mathematics and astronomy,…”

“…knovvn as mathematicians and inventors of trick devices; Al-Khwarizmi, SCHOOL.: HOUSE OF WISD01 Y\ the "father" of algebra; Al-Kindi, inventor of decryption and musical theory; Sa'id ibn Harun al-Katib, a scribe; Hunayn ibn…”

“…period in the history of mathematics began with Al-Khwarizmi's work, when he introduced the beginnings of algebra. It is important to understand just how signi fi.cant this new idea was. In fact, it…”

“…who laid the foundation for modern trigonometr y; Al-Khwarizmi, born in 780, developed the sine, cosine, and trigonometric tables, which were later translated to the West. It would be another 500 years, though,…”

“…map plotting became one of its respected branches. Al-Khwarizmi, a ninth -century Persian scholar , was one of the earliest scientifi.c desc riptive geographers, and a highly talented mathematician. His famous book, The…”

“…the earliest by Masha'Allah 'Ali ibn 'Isa' and Al-Khwarizmi in the early ninth cent ury, while the earliest surviving Islamic instrument dates from the middle of the tenth centu ry, built by an…”

“…in Ray, Ir an, and constructed a sextant. Al-Khwarizmi, Muhammad ibn Musa (780-850); Khwarizm, Iran; mathematician, astronomer, and geographer from whose name the word "algorithm" comes. Al-Kindi, Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Ishaq al-Sabbah…”