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Abbasid Scientists

During Caliph al-Muqtadir’s reign, there were significant scientific advances. Here’s a round-up of the major names. Ishaq ibn Hunayn, from a family of translators, translated Euclid’s Elements and Ptolemy’s Almagest into Arabic. This turned out to matter tremendously when Greek … Continue reading

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