Arab mathematicians Arab mathematicians Abu'l Hasan Ahmad ibn Ibrahim Al-Uqlidisi was an Arab mathematician, possibly from Damascus He wrote the earliest surviving book on the positional use of the Hindu-Arabic numerals, around 952. It is especially notable for its treatment of decimal fractions, and that it showed how to carry out calculations without deletions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi"
Ahmed ibn Yusuf al-Misri ( 835 - 912) was a mathematician, like his father Yusuf ibn Ibrahim. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ahmed ibn Yusuf"
Al Battani (c. 850- c. 923) was an Arab astronomer and mathematician (also spelled Al Batani, Latinized Albategnius, Albategni, Albatenius; Arabic ...more on Wikipedia about "Al Battani"
Al-Jawhari (ca. 800- 860) was a 9th century mathematician associated with the House of Wisdom, a research institution established by the caliph al-Ma'mun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Al-Jawhari"
(Al-Kindī) Abū-Yūsuf Ya’qūb ibn Ishāq al-Kindī (c. 801– 873CE), also known by the Latinised version of his name Alkindus to the Western world ( Arabic: أبو يوسف يعقوب ابن إسحاق الكندي, was a Muslim Arab scientist, mathematician, physician, and a talented musician. ...more on Wikipedia about "Al-Kindī"
Alhazen Abu Ali al-Hasan Ibn Al-Haitham (also: Ibn al Haythen), ( 965- 1040), was a mathematician; he is sometimes called al-Basri, after his birthplace Basrah, Iraq. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alhazen"
Abu l'Hasan Ali ibn Ahmad Al-Nasawi ( Arabic: أبو الحسن علي بن أحمد النسوي), also spelled Nasavi, ( 1010 - 1075), was a Persian mathematician from Khurasan, now Afghanistan and Iran. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ali Ahmad Nasawi"
Al-Zarqali (in full Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Yahya Al-Zarqali, "Arzachel" to Latin Europe), ( 1028– 1087 CE), was a leading Arab mathematician and the foremost astronomer of his time. He flourished in Toledo in Andalusia, now Spain. Combining theoretical knowledge with technical skill, he excelled at the construction of precision instruments for astronomical use. He constructed a flat astrolabe that was 'universal,' for it could be used at any latitude, and he built a water clock capable of determining the hours of the day and night and indicating the days of the lunar months. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arzachel"
Ghiyaseddin Jamsheed Kashani ( 1380 – 22 June 1429) was a Persian astronomer and mathematician. His name also appears as Al-Kashi. He was born in Kashan, Iran. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ghiyath al-Kashi"
Abu'l Hasan Thabit ibn Qurra' ibn Marwan al-Sabi al-Harrani, ( 826 – February 18, 901) was an Arab astronomer and mathematician. In Latin he was known as Thebit. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thabit ibn Qurra"
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