Abraham bar Hiyya

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title: Abraham bar Hiyya
text: Abraham bar Ḥiyya ha-Nasi, also known as Abraham Savasorda, Abraham Albargeloni, and Abraham Judaeus, was a Catalan Jewish mathematician, astronomer and philosopher who resided in Barcelona, then in the County of Barcelona. Bar Ḥiyya was active in translating the works of Islamic science into Latin and was likely the earliest to introduce algebra from the Muslim world into Christian Europe. He also wrote several original works on mathematics, astronomy, Jewish philosophy, chronology, and surveyi
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description: Catalan Jewish mathematician, astronomer and philosopher (1070-1136)
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date created: 2004-05-01T15:34:20Z
date modified: 2024-08-31T12:34:34Z
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