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Habash al-Hasib |
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Habash al-Hasib (häbäsh` äl-häsēb`), d. c.870, Arab mathematician and astronomer. Habash al-Hasib was born in what is now Mary, Turkmenistan, and worked in Baghdad. He calculated tables of sines, tangents, and standard astronomical functions. He found formulas for calculating the positions and orbits of celestial bodies that go beyond the Ptolemaic theory on which they are based. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In the middle of this systematic account, there appears a section entitled "Some Muslim scientific personalities", providing short notes on Habash al-Hasib, al-Biruni, Nasir al-Din Tusi, Ulugh Beg, Baha' al-Din al-'Amili and a few lesser known scientists. |
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