Al-Mahani

Abu-Abdullah Muhammad ibn Īsa Māhānī was a Persian mathematician and astronomer born in Mahan, and active in Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate. His known mathematical works included his commentaries on Euclid's Elements, Archimedes' On the Sphere and Cylinder and Menelaus' Sphaerica, as well as two independent treatises.

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Who was born first?

• Al-Mahani was born 8 years before Abū Ḥanīfa Dīnawarī
• Al-Mahani was born 10 years before Ishaq ibn Hunayn
• Al-Mahani was born 16 years before Thābit ibn Qurra
• Al-Mahani was born 30 years before Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam
• Al-Mahani was born 33 years after Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi

Timeline

1. Abu Ma'shar al-BalkhiAugust 10, AD 787 – AD 886
2. Al-Mahani (this page)circa AD 820 – circa AD 880
3. Abū Ḥanīfa Dīnawarī828–895
4. Ishaq ibn Hunayncirca AD 830 – AD 910
5. Thābit ibn Qurra836–901
6. Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslamcirca AD 850 – circa AD 930

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