Thābit ibn Qurra
Mathematician, Astronomer
0836 – 0901
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Who was Thābit ibn Qurra?
Al-Ṣābiʾ Thābit ibn Qurra al-Ḥarrānī was an Iraqi Muslim mathematician, physician, astronomer, and translator of the Islamic Golden Age who lived in Baghdad in the second half of the ninth century.
Ibn Qurra made important discoveries in algebra, geometry, and astronomy. In astronomy, Thabit is considered one of the first reformers of the Ptolemaic system, and in mechanics he was a founder of statics.
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- Born
- 0836
Harran - Also known as
- Al-Ṣābiʾ Thābit ibn Qurra al-Ḥarrānī
- Thābit ibn Qurrah al-Ḥarrānī
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 18, 0901
Baghdad
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on July 23, 2013
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