Abd al-Rahman al-Khazini
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Islamic Golden Age scholar
astronomer
mathematician
medieval scientist
natural philosopher
physicist
Abd al-Rahman al-Khazini was a medieval Islamic astronomer, mathematician, and physicist known for his influential work in celestial mechanics, timekeeping, and scientific instrumentation.
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| Abd al-Rahman al-Khazini canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Islamic Golden Age scholar
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astronomer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ medieval scientist ⓘ natural philosopher ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of celestial mechanics in the Islamic world
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development of precision balances ⓘ improvement of astronomical instruments ⓘ methods of time measurement ⓘ study of specific gravity ⓘ theory of hydrostatic balance ⓘ |
| era |
Islamic Golden Age
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medieval period ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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hydrostatics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ mechanics ⓘ optics ⓘ physics ⓘ scientific instrumentation ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Islamic astronomers
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later Islamic physicists ⓘ medieval European scholars through translations ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ptolemy
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earlier Islamic astronomers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
design of scientific instruments
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treatise Kitab Mizan al-Hikma ⓘ work on celestial mechanics ⓘ work on timekeeping ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
application of hydrostatics to weighing in air and water
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discussion of variable gravity with distance from Earth’s center ⓘ use of precision balances to determine densities of substances ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Book of the Balance of Wisdom
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Kitab Mizan al-Hikma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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instrument maker ⓘ mathematician ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| studied |
celestial motions
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density of liquids and solids ⓘ equilibrium of bodies ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
astrolabe
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precision balance ⓘ water clock ⓘ |
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