Ibn Qunfudh

by Djebbar, Ahmed

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Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad b. al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī Ibn al-Khaṭīb (740–810/1339–1407), better known as Ibn Qunfudh , was a man of science known for his encyclopaedic knowledge, at a time when mathematics and astronomy were essentially utilitarian. Ibn Qunfudh was born in Constantine (in the central Maghrib), then under the administration of the Ḥafṣids (627–982/1229–1574). He received his early training from his father and his maternal grandfather and continued his studies with other teachers in Constantine…

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Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad b. al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī Ibn al-Khaṭīb (740–810/1339–1407), better known as Ibn Qunfudh , was a man of science known for his encyclopaedic knowledge, at a time when mathematics and astronomy were essentially utilitarian. Ibn Qunfudh was born in Constantine (in the central Maghrib), then under the administration of the Ḥafṣids (627–982/1229–1574). He received his early training from his father and his maternal grandfather and continued his studies with other teachers in Constantine. Between 758/1357 and 776/1374–5,

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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