Al-Khazini
Persian astronomer and mechanician (1100–1200) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abū al-Fath Abd al-Rahman Mansūr al-Khāzini or simply al-Khāzini (أبوالفتح عبدالرحمن منصور الخازنی (Persian), flourished 1115–1130) was an Iranian[1][2] astronomer, during the Seljuk Empire.[3] His astronomical tables written under the patronage of Sultan Sanjar (Zīj al-Sanjarī, 1115) is considered to be one of the major works in mathematical astronomy of the medieval period.[4]: 107 He provided the positions of fixed stars, and for oblique ascensions and time-equations for the latitude of Marv in which he was based.[5]: 197 He also wrote extensively on various calendrical systems and on the various manipulations of the calendars.[4] He was the author of an encyclopedia on scales and water-balances.[6]
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Born | 11th century |
Died | 12th century |
Occupation | Muslim scientist |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy, mathematics |