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Astronomical tables, work associated with Ptolemy’s texts, and scientific activity in al-Andalus.
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Firas Alkhateeb
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“…specifically through Latin translations of the works of al-Majriti, an Andalusian scholar who focused on revising and perfecting astronomical tables and calculations. Even after his death, the learned classes from all over Europe…”
Text around a matching name in the supplied edition. Extraction may retain spelling or spacing errors.Edited by Salim T. S. al-Hassani
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“…Plato (427-347 B.C.E. ); Athens, Greece; philoso pher. Maslama ibn Ahmad al-Majriti (d. 1007); Madrid, Claudius Ptolemaeus, also known as Ptolemy Spain; astronomer and mathematician. (85-165 CE.); Alexandria, Egypt; geographer Al-Masudi, Abu l-Hassan…”
Text around a matching name in the supplied edition. Extraction may retain spelling or spacing errors.This summary comes from the collected Islamic Scientific Heritage posts. It has not been independently verified in full. A book name match alone does not confirm every claim in a post.
Research note: Alchemy attributions and confusion with other figures need checking; separate from Fāṭima al-Majrīṭī.
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