Al-Saghani
Astronomer, Deceased Person
– 0990
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Who was Al-Saghani?
Abu Hamid Ahmed ibn Mohammed al-Saghani al-Asturlabi was a Persian astronomer and historian of science. He flourished in Baghdad, where he died in 990 AD.
An inventor and maker of instruments, he worked in Sharaf al-dawla's observatory and, perhaps, constructed the instruments which were used there. Worked on the trisection of the angle.
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- Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- Iran
- Profession
- Died
- 0990
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on July 23, 2013
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