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Islamic Math and Astronomy
Al-Kindi
Achievements
:
Translated
Greek Texts,
Establishing
Indian Numerals to Islam World.
Essential figure
in House of Wisdom
Overall Info
: Born in Kufa, studied in Baghdad
"Philosophy of Ancient" made Al-Kindi an advocate for
philosophy.
Known as
"Father of Arab Philosophy"
Abu Kamil Shuja’ ibn Aslam
Achievements
: First mathematician use irrational and coefficient to equations. Contributed a lot with algebra and geometry.
Strengths
: Write the issues effectively and understandable.
Al-Battani (858 AD to 929 AD)
“Ptolemy of the Arabs” and the best Arab astronomer of all times. Even quoted by Copernicus.
Expresses ignorance with muslim faith
Measured the solar year and was only off by 2 mins and 22 secs.
Produced several Trigonometric relationships.
Al Khwarizmi
Early director of "House of wisdom"
"Father of Algebra"
Translated most Greek and Indian mathematical works.
Contribution came from his strong advocate of Hindu Numerals
Noticed the Hindu Numerals had potential and could revolutionize Western and Islamic mathematics.
Maslama al-Majriti (950AD to 1007AD)
Wrote a book about taxation and economics with his close friend ibn al-Saffar
Achievements:
Contributed
to the translation of Ptolemy’s Planisphaerium.
Assisted
Historians to make tables to convert Persian dates to Hijri dates.
Record
usage and experimentation of mercury-oxide.
Introduced
methods of surveying
Ibn Al Haythem