Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Kathir Al-Farghani
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Fergana |
| Uzbekistan | |
| Died | Egypt |
| 861 AD | |
| Egypt | |
| Residence | Baghdad |
| Iraq | |
| Influenced by | Ptolemy |
| Books | On the astrolabe |
| Kitāb fī Jawāmiʿ ʿIlm al-Nujūm | |
| Influenced | Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani |
| Al-Biruni | |
| Al-Qabisi | |
| Job | Astronomer |
| Mathematician | |
| Notabl work | the Almagest |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Full name | Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1734995 |
Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Kathir Al-Farghani Life story
Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī 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.