Person: Mohammad Abu'L-Wafa, Al-Buzjani

avatar.png

Abu'l-Wafa was an Islamic astronomer and mathematician who wrote commentaries on the works of earlier mathematicians. He made astronomical observations and constructed accurate trigonometric tables.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 10 June 940, Buzjan (near Jam), Khorasan region (now in Iran). Died 15 July 998, Baghdad (now in Iraq).

View full biography at MacTutor

Analysis, Ancient Arab, Astronomy, Geography, Geometry, Origin Iran, Special Numbers And Numerals

Epochs: 1


Thank you to the contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0!

Github:
bookofproofs
non-Github:
@J-J-O'Connor
@E-F-Robertson


References

Adapted from other CC BY-SA 4.0 Sources:

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