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Al-Farghani. Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī ( Arabic: أبو العبّاس أحمد بن محمد بن كثير الفرغاني) also known as Alfraganus in the West ( c. 800 – 870), was an astronomer in the Abbasid court in Baghdad, and one of the most famous astronomers in the 9th century.
- 9th century, Egypt
- Ptolemy
Nov 24, 2019 · November 24, 2019 Science & Faith. Abū al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghani also known as Alfraganus in the West was a Muslim astronomer and one of the famous astronomers in 9th century.
views updated. Al-Farghani (äl-färgä´nē) or Alfraganus (ălfrəgā´nəs), d. after 861, Arab astronomer. Al-Farghani was born in Farghana, Transoxania (present-day Fergana, Uzbekistan), and died in Egypt. His most important work, written between 833 and 857, is Elements, a thorough, readable, nonmathematical summary of Ptolemaic astronomy.
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Home. People. Scholars. Al-Farghani, Alfraganus. Born on 800. Died on 870. Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī; (800/805-870) also known as Alfraganus in the West, was an astronomer in the Abbasid court in Baghdad, and one of the most famous astronomers in the 9th century. The lunar crater Alfraganus is named after him.
al-Farghani (died after 861), known in the west as Alfraganus, wrote Elements of Astronomy on the Celestial Motions around 833. This textbook provided a largely non-mathematical presentation of Ptolomy's Almagest, updated with revised values from previous Islamic astronomers.
Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani, also known as Muhammad ibn Kathir, Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir, and Alfraganus. c. 820-after 861. Due to some confusion over his name, a few historians suggest the lives of a father and son have been mingled.
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