Al-Farghani
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title:
Al-Farghani
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Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī also known as Alfraganus in the West, was an astronomer in the Abbasid court in Baghdad, and one of the most famous astronomers in the 9th century. Al-Farghani composed several works on astronomy and astronomical equipment that were widely distributed in Arabic and Latin and were influential to many scientists. His best known work, Kitāb fī Jawāmiʿ ʿIlm al-Nujūmi, was an extensive summary of Ptolemy's Almagest containing revised and more ac
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Abbasid astronomer (c. 800 – 870)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Farghani
date created:
2004-04-20T13:10:39Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T13:16:02Z
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