Person: Sinan, Abu ibn Thabit ibn Qurra

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Sinan ibn Thabit was the son and father of other Islamic mathematicians. He is more important for his contributions to medicine than to mathematics.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born about 880. Died 943, Baghdad, (now in Iraq).

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Ancient Arab, Astronomy, Origin Iraq


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References

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