Person: Al-Zarqali

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Al-Zarkali was a Spanish Muslim instrument maker, astrologer and important astronomer. He invented a form of the astrolabe.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 1029, Córdoba, Spain. Died 15 October 1100, Córdoba, Spain.

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Origin Spain


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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive