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Scientists

Scientists and investigators known for work in the natural, mathematical, and medical sciences.

6 PEOPLE

BY ERA

Abbasid · 750–1258 · 6 FIGURES IN THIS ERA

Al-Farghani

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

Wrote foundational mathematical works that gave algebra and algorithm their later names.

Helped introduce Greek philosophical vocabulary into Arabic intellectual life.

Advanced medical observation while engaging philosophical questions with unusual independence.

Became the namesake of a large alchemical corpus influential in Islamic and Latin traditions.

Translated and extended Greek mathematical and astronomical works in Abbasid Baghdad.

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