Ibn Abi al-Shukr

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Who is Ibn Abi al-Shukr?

Ibn Abī al‐Shukr was an Andalusī astronomer, astrologer and mathematician of the Islamic Golden Age. He belonged to the group of astronomers associated with the Maragheh observatory, most notably Nasir al-Din al-Tusi. In astronomy, Ibn Abi al-Shukr carried out a large‐scale project of systematic planetary observations, which led to the development of several new astronomical parameters.

He died in Maragheh in modern-day Iran in June 1283 CE.

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