al-Biruni, Abu Raihan (973-1048)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3405. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

History And Archaeoastronomy, Biographies

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Born in Kheva near Ural, present-day Uzbekhistan, al-Biruni was a polymath and traveler (to India), making contributions in mathematics, geography and geology, natural history, calendars and astronomy. His book Qanun-i Masoodi, which he dedicated to his patron Sultan Masood, discusses astronomy, trigonometry, solar, lunar and planetary motions, including the question whether the Earth rotates or ...

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