An Arabian astronomer in the first half of the 9th century. Dates of birth and death unknown. He was active under the seventh Abbasid caliph, Ma'mun (reigned 813-833), and conducted observations in Baghdad and Damascus. His name means "of the astrolabe," indicating that he was particularly known for making astronomical instruments. His writings on the astrolabe remain, and are among the oldest surviving in Arabia. The results of his astronomical observations from this period were later cited by Ibn Yunus and Biruni. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
9世紀前半のアラビアの天文学者。生没年不詳。アッバース朝の第7代カリフ,マームーン(在位813‐833)のもとで活躍し,バグダードやダマスクスで観測を行った。名前は〈アストロラーブの〉を意味し,天文器具の製作で特に有名であったことを示している。アストロラーブに関する著作が残っており,現存するものではアラビアで最も古いものの一つである。この時代の天文観測の成果は,後のイブン・ユーヌスやビールーニーなどに引用されている。
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