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Al-Farghani

Ahmad al-Farghani

Al-Farghani helped transmit Ptolemaic astronomy through a clear Arabic synthesis.

BORN c. 800 CE · Farghana, Central AsiaDIED c. 870 CE · Egypt or IraqERA Abbasid
NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION

Wrote an accessible astronomical summary that became influential in Latin translation.

THE RECORD
  • His astronomical compendium was translated into Latin and used in Europe.
  • He worked in Abbasid scientific circles connected to astronomy and engineering.
  • He is also associated with work on the Nilometer in Egypt.
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