Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Farisi
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Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Farisi (d. 1278/1279), an Iranian[1] Rasulid astronomer and astrologer born in Aden. He is the author of al-Tuḥfa, which includes a treatise containing important information for the history of Islamic astronomy and its connection with the religion of Islam.[2]
Notes[edit]
- ^ The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers : page 10 : "He was a contemporary of the ruler Ashraf and Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr al-Fārisī, the latter also of Iranian stock."
- ^ Schmidl 2007.
References[edit]
- Schmidl, Petra G. (2007). "Fārisī: Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr al-Fārisī". In Thomas Hockey; et al. (eds.). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. New York: Springer. pp. 357–9. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. (PDF version)
- Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr al-Fārisī and 8 works of Astrology, Astronomical Tables/zījes and Astronomy: General, on Islamic Scientific Manuscripts Initiative
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