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'''Al-Ṣābiʾ Thābit ibn Qurrah al-Ḥarrānī''' (Arabic: ثابت بن قره, Latin: Thebit/Thebith/Tebit; 826 – February 18, 901) was an Arab Sabian [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]], physician, astronomer, and translator who lived in Baghdad in the second half of the ninth century during the time of Abbasid Caliphate. | [[File:Thābit's_Arabic_translation_of_Apollonius'_Conics.jpg|thumb|Thābit's Arabic translation of Apollonius' ''Conics''. These two pages form the colophon of the manuscript.]]'''Al-Ṣābiʾ Thābit ibn Qurrah al-Ḥarrānī''' (Arabic: ثابت بن قره, Latin: Thebit/Thebith/Tebit; 826 – February 18, 901) was an Arab Sabian [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]], physician, astronomer, and translator who lived in Baghdad in the second half of the ninth century during the time of Abbasid Caliphate. | ||
Ibn Qurra made important discoveries in [[Algebra (nonfiction)|algebra]], [[Geometry (nonfiction)|geometry]], and astronomy. In astronomy, Thabit is considered one of the first reformers of the Ptolemaic system, and in mechanics he was a founder of statics. | Ibn Qurra made important discoveries in [[Algebra (nonfiction)|algebra]], [[Geometry (nonfiction)|geometry]], and astronomy. In astronomy, Thabit is considered one of the first reformers of the Ptolemaic system, and in mechanics he was a founder of statics. | ||
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== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Algebra (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Geometry (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | * [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | ||
Revision as of 10:27, 18 November 2017
Al-Ṣābiʾ Thābit ibn Qurrah al-Ḥarrānī (Arabic: ثابت بن قره, Latin: Thebit/Thebith/Tebit; 826 – February 18, 901) was an Arab Sabian mathematician, physician, astronomer, and translator who lived in Baghdad in the second half of the ninth century during the time of Abbasid Caliphate.
Ibn Qurra made important discoveries in algebra, geometry, and astronomy. In astronomy, Thabit is considered one of the first reformers of the Ptolemaic system, and in mechanics he was a founder of statics.
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