Al-Biruni

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Al-Biruni was an 11th-century Persian polymath renowned for his pioneering works in astronomy, mathematics, geography, and comparative religion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Persian person ⓘ
astronomer ⓘ
geographer ⓘ
historian ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ
medieval scientist ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
polymath ⓘ
scholar of comparative religion ⓘ
alsoWroteInLanguage Persian ⓘ
birthYear 973 ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 11th century ⓘ
deathYear 1048 ⓘ
employer Ghaznavid court ⓘ
linked to: Ghaznavid Empire
ethnicOrigin Persian ⓘ
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
chronology ⓘ
comparative religion ⓘ
geodesy ⓘ
geography ⓘ
history of science ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
mineralogy ⓘ
pharmacology ⓘ
givenName Abu Rayhan ⓘ
influenceOn later European scholars of the Renaissance ⓘ
later Islamic astronomers ⓘ
knownFor accurate determination of the Earth’s radius ⓘ
early use of experimental methods in science ⓘ
early work in geodesy ⓘ
pioneering works in astronomy ⓘ
pioneering works in comparative religion ⓘ
pioneering works in geography ⓘ
pioneering works in mathematics ⓘ
studies of the Earth’s rotation ⓘ
systematic study of India ⓘ
mainLanguageOfWriting Arabic ⓘ
methodologicalContribution comparative study of religions and cultures ⓘ
use of observation and measurement in natural science ⓘ
name Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni ⓘ
linked to: Al-Biruni
notableWork Kitab al-Jamahir fi Ma’rifat al-Jawahir ⓘ
Kitab al-Qanun al-Masudi ⓘ
Tahqiq ma li-l-Hind ⓘ
al-Athar al-Baqiya ‘an al-Qurun al-Khaliya ⓘ
patron Mahmud of Ghazni ⓘ
placeOfActivity Ghazni ⓘ
linked to: Ghazni Province

Khwarezm ⓘ
placeOfActivityPresentCountry Afghanistan ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kath ⓘ
placeOfBirthPresentCountry Uzbekistan ⓘ
placeOfBirthRegion Khwarezm ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ

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Persians → notableScientist → Al-Biruni ⓘ
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Islamic astronomy → hasKeyFigure → Al-Biruni ⓘ
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Al-Biruni → name → Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni ⓘ
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Khwarezmian → documentedBy → al-Biruni ⓘ
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Transoxiana → producedScholar → Al-Biruni ⓘ
Khwarezm → producedScholar → Al-Biruni ⓘ
Thabit ibn Qurra → influenced → al-Biruni ⓘ
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Kitab al-Saydalah → author → al-Biruni ⓘ
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Kitab al-Qanun al-Masudi → author → Al-Biruni ⓘ
Kitab al-Qanun al-Masudi → authorName → Abu Rayhan al-Biruni ⓘ
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Tahqiq ma li-l-Hind → author → Al-Biruni ⓘ
Tahqiq ma li-l-Hind → author → Abu Rayhan al-Biruni ⓘ
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al-Athar al-Baqiya ‘an al-Qurun al-Khaliya → author → Abu Rayhan al-Biruni ⓘ
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Abu Rayhan al-Biruni → honorificNameOf → Al-Biruni ⓘ
subject linked to: Abu Rayhan
Abu Rayhan al-Biruni → fullName → Abū Rayḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī ⓘ
subject linked to: Abu Rayhan
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Al Beruni Hall → namedAfter → Al-Biruni ⓘ
Yangikent → mentionedBy → al-Biruni ⓘ
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Afrighid dynasty → sourceMention → al-Biruni ⓘ
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Beruniy → alternativeTransliteration → Beruni ⓘ
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