Al-Biruni
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Persian person
astronomer
geographer
historian
mathematician
medieval scientist
philosopher
physicist
polymath
scholar of comparative religion
Al-Biruni was an 11th-century Persian polymath renowned for his pioneering works in astronomy, mathematics, geography, and comparative religion.
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| instanceOf |
Persian person
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astronomer → geographer → historian → mathematician → medieval scientist → philosopher → physicist → polymath → scholar of comparative religion → |
| alsoWroteInLanguage |
Persian
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| birthYear |
973
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| centuryOfActivity |
11th century
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| deathYear |
1048
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| employer |
Ghaznavid court
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| ethnicOrigin |
Persian
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| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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chronology → comparative religion → geodesy → geography → history of science → mathematics → mineralogy → pharmacology → |
| givenName |
Abu Rayhan
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| influenceOn |
later European scholars of the Renaissance
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later Islamic astronomers → |
| knownFor |
accurate determination of the Earth’s radius
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early use of experimental methods in science → early work in geodesy → pioneering works in astronomy → pioneering works in comparative religion → pioneering works in geography → pioneering works in mathematics → studies of the Earth’s rotation → systematic study of India → |
| mainLanguageOfWriting |
Arabic
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| methodologicalContribution |
comparative study of religions and cultures
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use of observation and measurement in natural science → |
| name |
Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni
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| notableWork |
Kitab al-Jamahir fi Ma’rifat al-Jawahir
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Kitab al-Qanun al-Masudi → Tahqiq ma li-l-Hind → al-Athar al-Baqiya ‘an al-Qurun al-Khaliya → |
| patron |
Mahmud of Ghazni
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| placeOfActivity |
Ghazni
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Khwarezm → |
| placeOfActivityPresentCountry |
Afghanistan
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| placeOfBirth |
Kath
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| placeOfBirthPresentCountry |
Uzbekistan
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| placeOfBirthRegion |
Khwarezm
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| religion |
Islam
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Islamic astronomy
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Islamic medicine
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Islamic mathematics
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Islamic Golden Age
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Ghaznavid Empire
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