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Al-Battani (Battanî)

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Born Harran
DiedSamarra
Iraq
Parents Jabir Ibn San'an al-Battani
Notabl workKitāb az-Zīj
InfluencAbū al-Wafā', al-Bīrūnī, Copernicus
Notabl ideaTrigonometrical relationships
EraIslamic Golden Age
InterestsMathematics
Astronomy
Astrology
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Al-Battani (Battanî) Life story


Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Jābir ibn Sinān al-Raqqī al-Ḥarrānī aṣ-Ṣābiʾ al-Battānī was a Mesopotamian Arab astronomer, and mathematician. He introduced a number of trigonometric relations, and his Kitāb az-Zīj was frequently quoted by many medieval astronomers, including Copernicus.

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