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al-Ishbili Abu Muhammad Jabir ibn Aflah Born: about 1100 in possibly Seville Died: about 1160 Click the picture above to see a larger version Show birthplace location Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index Previous (Alphabetically) Next Main index Version for printing Jabir ibn Aflah is often known by the Latinised form of his name, namely Geber. Although not he was not in the first rank of Arabic mathematicians, he is important in the development of mathematics since his works were translated into Latin, and so became available to European mathematicians, whereas the work of some of the top rank Arabic mathematicians such as Abu'l-Wafa were not translated into Latin. Very little information is available regarding Jabir ibn Aflah's life. That he came from Seville is known from two sources. Firstly he is described as "al-Ishbili" in manuscripts containing his treatises; this means "from Seville". The other source gives us not only the information that he came from Seville, but also a good estimate for the period in which he lived. The information comes from Maimonides. The Guide of the Perplexed in Arabic in which he writes of:- ... ibn Aflah of Seville, whose son I have met ...

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3. References For Jabir_ibn_Aflah References for the biography of jabir ibn aflah. RP Lorch, The astronomicalinstruments of jabir ibn aflah and the torquetum, Centaurus 20 (1) (1976), http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/References/Jabir_ibn_Aflah.html

References for Jabir ibn Aflah Version for printing Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990). Books: Las ciencias de los antiguos en al-Andalus (Madrid, 1992). Articles: R P Lorch, The astronomical instruments of Jabir ibn Aflah and the torquetum, Centaurus R P Lorch, The astronomy of Jabir ibn Aflah, Centaurus N M Swerdlow, Jabir ibn Aflah's interesting method for finding the eccentricities and direction of the apsidal line of a superior planet, in From deferent to equant (New York, 1987), 501-512. Main index Birthplace Maps Biographies Index History Topics ... Anniversaries for the year JOC/EFR November 1999 School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland The URL of this page is: http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/References/Jabir_ibn_Aflah.html

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al-Ishbili Abu Muhammad Jabir ibn Aflah Born: about 1100 in possibly Seville Died: about 1160 Jabir ibn Aflah is often known by the Latinised form of his name, namely Geber. Although not he was not in the first rank of Arabic mathematicians, he is important in the development of mathematics since his works were translated into Latin, and so became available to European mathematicians, whereas the work of some of the top rank Arabic mathematicians such as Abu'l-Wafa were not translated into Latin. Very little information is available regarding Jabir ibn Aflah's life. That he came from Seville is known from two sources. Firstly he is described as "al-Ishbili" in manuscripts containing his treatises; this means "from Seville". The other source gives us not only the information that he came from Seville, but also a good estimate for the period in which he lived. The information comes from Maimonides. Moses Maimonides, whose Arabic name was Abu 'Imran Musa ibn Maymun ibn 'Ubayd Allah, was a Jewish philosopher, jurist, and physician who was born in Córdoba in 1135. Among many important works he wrote The Guide of the Perplexed in Arabic in which he writes of:- ... ibn Aflah of Seville, whose son I have met ...

6. Muslim Contributions To Science, Philosophy, And The Arts By Huma jabir ibn aflah was a Spanish Arab who criticized Ptolemy's heliocentric theory of planetary motion. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

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9. Science News Online - Ivars Peterson's MathLand - 1/18/97 One of these scholars was jabir ibn aflah, who worked in Islamic Spain in the 12th century. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

10. Lehrstuhl Für Geschichte Der Naturwissenschaften- Personen - Dr. Lorch jabir ibn aflah and his Influence in the West; Manchester PhD thesis, 1971 The Astronomical Instruments of jabir ibn aflah and the Torquetum ; http://www.geschichte.uni-muenchen.de/wug/gnw/personen_lorch1.shtml

CampusLMU Historisches Seminar Historisches Seminar Abteilung für Wissenschafts- geschichte Lehrstuhl für Geschichte der Naturwissen- schaften ... Prof. Folkerts Privatdozenten Prof. Hoppe Prof. Kunitzsch Prof. Teichmann Prof. Priesner ... PD Dr. Kühne PD Dr. Seising Assistent Dr. Kokott Dr. Lorch Dr. Schirrmacher Dr. Wolff ... Dr. Hashagen Dr. Heribert Nobis Dr. Paolo Bussotti (Ehemaliger) Dr. David Juste Suche Aktuelles ... Links Dr. Richard Lorch Tel. 2180-3252 e-mail: R.Lorch@lrz.uni-muenchen.de Lebenslauf weiter >> Publikationen Lexikon-Artikel Jabir ibn Aflah and his Influence in the West ; Manchester PhD thesis, 1971 with Wm. C. Brice and C. Imber: The Daire-yi Muaddel of Seydi Ali Reis ; Manchester 1976 (Seminar on Early Islamic Science, Monograph no. 1) with Wm. C. Brice and C. Imber: The Aegean Sea-Chart of Mehmed Reis ibn Menemenli, AD 1590/1" ; Manchester 1977 (Seminar on Early Islamic Science, Monograph no. 2) Aids to Research in the History of Science Contribution (Islamic Mathematics) to The History of Mathematics from Antiquity to the Present. A Selective Bibliography

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12. Jabir Ibn Hayyan, Abu Musa --  Encyclopædia Britannica jabir ibn aflah University of St Andrews, Scotland Information on this 12thcenturyArabic mathematician and astronomer. Abu Nasr Mansur ibn Ali ibn Iraq http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9043128

Home Browse Newsletters Store ... Subscribe Already a member? Log in Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan Print this Table of Contents Shopping Price: USD $1495 Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (Hardcover) Price: USD $15.95 The Scrabble player's bible on sale! Save 30%. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Price: USD $19.95 Save big on America's best-selling dictionary. Discounted 38%! More Britannica products Jabir ibn Hayyan, Abu Musa  Encyclopædia Britannica Article Page 1 of 1 Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan born c. 721, , Tus, Iran died c. 815, , Kufah, Iraq Jabir ibn Hayyan, Abu Musa... (75 of 323 words) var mm = [["Jan.","January"],["Feb.","February"],["Mar.","March"],["Apr.","April"],["May","May"],["June","June"],["July","July"],["Aug.","August"],["Sept.","September"],["Oct.","October"],["Nov.","November"],["Dec.","December"]]; To cite this page: MLA style: "Jabir ibn Hayyan, Abu Musa."

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14. Jabir Ibn Aflah Université Montpellier II Translate this page jabir ibn aflah (1100-1160). Cette image et la biographie complète en anglaisrésident sur le site de l’université de St Andrews Écosse http://ens.math.univ-montp2.fr/SPIP/article.php3?id_article=1328

15. History Of Astronomy Persons (G) Deutsche Fassung. Gabir ben Aflah see jabir ibn aflah Gabor, Dennis (19001979) The Nobel Prize in Physics 1971 Including an autobiography. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

16. JAS: Arabic & Islamic Crater-Names On The Moon 15, Geber, jabir ibn aflah, 19 S, 14 E, 44. 16, Ibn Battuta, Ibn Battutah, 7 S,50 E, 11. 17, Ibn Firnas, Ibn Firnas, 7 N, 122 E, 89 http://www.jas.org.jo/cra.html

No. Name Arabic Name Arabic Name Latitude Longitude Dia(Km) Abul Wafa Abu al-Wafa 1 N 117 E Abulfeda Abu al-Feda' 14 S 14 E Al-Bakri Al-Bakri 14 N 20 E Al-Biruni Al-Biruni 18 N 93 E Al-Khwarizmi Al-Khwarizmi 7 N 106 E Al-Marrakushi Al-Marrakushi 10 S 56 E Albategnius Al-Battani 12 S 4 E Alfraganus Al-Farghani 5 S 19 E Alhazen Al-Hasan Ibn al-Haytham 16 N 72 E Almanon Al-Ma'mun 17 S 15 E Alpetragius Al-Bitruji 16 S 5 W Arzachel Al-Zarqalluh 18 S 2 W Avicenna Ibn Sina 40 N 97 W Azophi Al-Sufi 22 S 13 E Geber Jabir Ibn Aflah 19 S 14 E Ibn Battuta Ibn Battutah 7 S 50 E Ibn Firnas Ibn Firnas 7 N 122 E Ibn Yunus Ibn Yunus 14 N 91 E Ibn-Rushd Ibn Rushd 12 S 22 E Messala Ma-Sha' Allah al-Basri 39 N 61 E Nasireddin Nasir al-Din al-Tusi 41 S E Omar Khayyam Omar al-Khayyam 58 N 102 W Thebit Thabit Ibn Qurrah 22 S 4 W Ulugh Beigh Ulugh Bek 33 N 82 W The above list was revised by Prof. Paul Kunitzsch. If you know other Arab or Islamic crater-names, would you kindly inform us about them. Back to JAS' Home Page Send E-mail or contact us at : The Jordanian Astronomical Society (JAS), P.O.Box 141568, Amman 11814 Jordan

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19. JAS Arabic Islamic Crater-Names On The Moon 13 Avicenna Ibn Sina 40 N 97 W 74 14 Azophi AlSufi 22 S 13 E 47 15 Geber jabir ibn aflah 19 S 14 E 44 16 Ibn Battuta Ibn Battutah 7 S 50 http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

20. Dar Al-Fikr Damascus-Syria such as Abbas Ibn Farnas, Zahrawi, jabir ibn aflah, Sa id Ibn Abd alRahman,Ibrahim Al-Sahli, Abi Ubayd Al-Bakri, Ibn Zarqalah, Ibn Bajah Al-Idrisi, http://www.fikr.com/cgi-bin/e_showcard.cgi?id=1420

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