Abu Ja'far al-Khazin

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title: Abu Ja'far al-Khazin
text: Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Husayn Khazin, also called Al-Khazin, was an Iranian Muslim astronomer and mathematician from Khorasan. He worked on both astronomy and number theory. Al-Khazin was one of the scientists brought to the court in Ray, Iran by the ruler of the Buyid dynasty, Adhad ad-Dowleh, who ruled from 949 to 983. In 959/960, Khazin was required by the vizier of Ray, who was appointed by ad-Dowleh, to measure the obliquity of the ecliptic. One of Al-Khazin's works Zij al-Safa'ih was descr
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