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Thābit ibn Qurra

836 –901

Mathematician, Astronomer, Physician, Astrologer, Scholar, Computer

Lived 65 years

Born in
Harran
Passed away in
Baghdad

Thābit ibn Qurra (full name: Abū al-Ḥasan Ṯābit ibn Qurra ibn Zahrūn al-Ḥarrānī al-Ṣābiʾ, Arabic: أبو الحسن ثابت بن قرة بن زهرون الحراني الصابئ, Latin: Thebit/Thebith/Tebit; 826 or 836 – February 19, 901), was a pagan Sabian scholar known for his work in mathematics, medicine, astronomy, and translation. He lived in Baghdad in the second half of the ninth century during the time of the Abbasid Caliphate.

Thābit ibn Qurra made important discoveries in algebra, geometry, and astronomy. In astronomy, Thābit is considered one of the first reformers of the Ptolemaic system, and in mechanics he was a founder of statics. Thābit also wrote extensively on medicine and produced philosophical treatises.

Notable works: Thâbit ibn Kurrah rule, amicable numbers, Thabit number

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C4%81bit_ibn_Qurra