Thābit ibn Qurra
| Thābit ibn Qurrah | |
|---|---|
| Born | 210-211 AH/ 826 AD Harran (now in Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey) |
| Died | Wednesday, 26 Safar, 288 AH / February 18, 901 AD Baghdad (now Iraq) |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Banu Musa, Archimedes, Apollonius, Nicomachus, Euclid |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main interests | Mathematics, Mechanics, Astronomy, Astrology, Translation, Number theory |
| Notable ideas |
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| Influenced | Al-Khazini, Al-Isfizari, Na'im ibn Musa |
Al-Ṣābiʾ Thābit ibn Qurrah al-Ḥarrānī (Arabic: ثابت بن قره, Latin: Thebit/Thebith/Tebit; 826 – February 18, 901) was an ArabSabian mathematician, physician, astronomer, and translator who lived in Baghdad in the second half of the ninth century during the time of Abbasid Caliphate.
Ibn Qurra made important discoveries in algebra, geometry, and astronomy. In astronomy, Thabit is considered one of the first reformers of the Ptolemaic system, and in mechanics he was a founder of statics.
Thabit was born in Harran (known as Kharanu, "passage" in old Assyrian language) in Assyria (modern-day Turkey). The city of Harran was never fully Christianized, unlike the rest of Assyria. By the early Arabic era, the people of Harran were still adhering to the cult of Sin. Thabit and his pupils lived in the midst of the most intellectually vibrant, and probably the largest, city of the time, Baghdad. He occupied himself with mathematics, astronomy, astrology, magic, mechanics, medicine, and philosophy. Later in his life, Thabit's patron was the Abbasid Caliph al-Mu'tadid (reigned 892–902). Thabit became the Caliph's personal friend and courtier. Thabit died in Baghdad. After him the greatest Sabean name was Abu Abdallah Mohammad ibn Jabir Al-Battani.
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