al-Bīrūnī

by Yano, Michio

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Abū Rayḥān (or al-Rayḥān) Muḥammad b. Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī (also spelt al-Bērūnī; b. 362/973, d. c.440/1048) was one of the most accomplished scientists of the Middle Ages, active in nearly all branches of science. His name was derived from Persian bīrūn (or bērūn , lit., outskirts). We do not know to what the name refers, although some connect it with a place near the southern end of the Aral Sea (now part of Uzbekistan). Although his mother tongue was a Khwārazmian dialect of Persian, all his

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Abū Rayḥān (or al-Rayḥān) Muḥammad b. Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī (also spelt al-Bērūnī; b. 362/973, d. c.440/1048) was one of the most accomplished scientists of the Middle Ages, active in nearly all branches of science. His name was derived from Persian bīrūn (or bērūn , lit., outskirts). We do not know to what the name refers, although some connect it with a place near the southern end of the Aral Sea (now part of Uzbekistan). Although his mother tongue was a Khwārazmian dialect of Persian, all his

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei482

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eng Islam

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Yano, Michio

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