Thabit ibn Qurra
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Thabit ibn Qurra was a 9th-century Arab mathematician, astronomer, and physician renowned for his contributions to geometry, number theory, and the preservation and expansion of Greek scientific works in the Islamic Golden Age.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thabit ibn Qurra canonical | 3 |
| Ibn Qurra | 1 |
| Thabit ibn Qurra ibn Marwan al-Harrani | 1 |
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Target entity: Thabit ibn Qurra Context triple: [House of Wisdom, notableScholar, Thabit ibn Qurra]
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Al-Kindi
Al-Kindi was a pioneering 9th-century Arab philosopher, mathematician, and polymath often called the “Philosopher of the Arabs” for his role in introducing and developing Greek philosophy within the Islamic intellectual tradition.
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Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni was an 11th-century Persian polymath renowned for his pioneering works in astronomy, mathematics, geography, and comparative religion.
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Al-Khwarizmi
Al-Khwarizmi was a pioneering Persian mathematician and astronomer whose works on algebra and algorithms profoundly shaped the development of mathematics and science.
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Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a 13th-century Persian polymath renowned for his influential works in astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and theology.
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Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) was an influential medieval polymath best known for his foundational work in optics, mathematics, and scientific methodology, which earned him recognition as a pioneer of the modern scientific method.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thabit ibn Qurra Target entity description: Thabit ibn Qurra was a 9th-century Arab mathematician, astronomer, and physician renowned for his contributions to geometry, number theory, and the preservation and expansion of Greek scientific works in the Islamic Golden Age.
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A.
Al-Kindi
Al-Kindi was a pioneering 9th-century Arab philosopher, mathematician, and polymath often called the “Philosopher of the Arabs” for his role in introducing and developing Greek philosophy within the Islamic intellectual tradition.
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B.
Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni was an 11th-century Persian polymath renowned for his pioneering works in astronomy, mathematics, geography, and comparative religion.
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C.
Al-Khwarizmi
Al-Khwarizmi was a pioneering Persian mathematician and astronomer whose works on algebra and algorithms profoundly shaped the development of mathematics and science.
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D.
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a 13th-century Persian polymath renowned for his influential works in astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and theology.
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E.
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) was an influential medieval polymath best known for his foundational work in optics, mathematics, and scientific methodology, which earned him recognition as a pioneer of the modern scientific method.
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Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomer
ⓘ
engineer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ medieval scientist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physician ⓘ polymath ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Banu Musa brothers ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 826 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Harran
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Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| century | 9th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of algebra
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development of integral calculus ideas ⓘ preservation of Hellenistic science ⓘ |
| culture |
Arab
ⓘ
linked to:
Arabs
|
| deathDate | 901 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Baghdad ⓘ |
| developed | formula for generating amicable numbers ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Sabian ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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mathematics ⓘ mechanics ⓘ medicine ⓘ optics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName |
Thabit ibn Qurra ibn Marwan al-Harrani
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linked to:
Thabit ibn Qurra
|
| influenced |
Ibn al-Haytham
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linked to:
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)
Omar Khayyam ⓘ al-Biruni ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Biruni
|
| influencedBy |
Archimedes
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Euclid ⓘ Ptolemy ⓘ
linked to:
Claudius Ptolemaeus
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| knownFor |
commentaries on Euclid
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commentaries on Ptolemy ⓘ contributions to astronomy ⓘ contributions to geometry ⓘ contributions to number theory ⓘ generalization of Pythagorean theorem ⓘ reform of the Ptolemaic system ⓘ theory of amicable numbers ⓘ translation of Greek scientific works ⓘ work on conic sections ⓘ work on parabolas ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Greek ⓘ Syriac ⓘ |
| name | Thabit ibn Qurra ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Book on the Motion of the Celestial Spheres
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Book on the Solar Year ⓘ On the Composition of Ratios ⓘ |
| occupation |
court astronomer
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court physician ⓘ |
| patron |
Caliph al-Mu'tadid
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linked to:
al-Mu'tadid
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| region | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| religion | Sabianism ⓘ |
| studied |
irrational numbers
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planetary motions ⓘ the theory of parallels ⓘ |
| translatedFrom | Greek ⓘ |
| translatedInto | Arabic ⓘ |
| workedAt | House of Wisdom ⓘ |
| workedIn | Baghdad ⓘ |
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