Majriti

Maslama al-Majriti
Born	950 Madrid, Al-Andalus, now Spain
Died	1007 (aged 57) Córdoba, Caliphate of Córdoba,now Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Occupation	Muslim Astronomer, Chemist, Mathematician, Scholar, Economist

Maslama al-Majriti or Abu al-Qasim al-Qurtubi al-Majriti (Arabic: أبو القاسم مسلمة بن أحمد المجريطي‎‎, Latin: Methilem) (c. 950 in Madrid – 1007 in Córdoba) was a Muslim astronomer, chemist, mathematician, economist and Scholar in Islamic Spain, active during the reign of Al-Hakam II.

Al-Majriti took part in the translation of Ptolemy's Planispherium, improved existing translations of the Almagest, introduced and improved the astronomical tables of al-Khwarizmi, aided historians by working out tables to convert Persian dates to Hijri years, and introduced the techniques of surveying and triangulation.

According to Şā'id ibn Ahmad Andalusī he was the best mathematician and astronomer of his time (in Al-Andalus). He also introduced new surveying methods by working closely with his colleague Ibn al-Saffar. He also wrote a book on taxation and the economy of Al-Andalus.

He edited and made changes to the parts of the Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Sincerity when the encyclopaedia arrived in Al-Andalus

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