Ǧābir Ibn-Aflāḥ

Abū Muḥammad Jābir ibn Aflaḥ was an Arab Muslim astronomer and mathematician from Seville, who was active in 12th century al-Andalus. His work Iṣlāḥ al-Majisṭi influenced Islamic, Jewish, and Christian astronomers.

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Who was born first?

• Ǧābir Ibn-Aflāḥ and Gregory VIII were born the same year
• Ǧābir Ibn-Aflāḥ and Alexander III were born the same year
• Ǧābir Ibn-Aflāḥ and Herman of Carinthia were born the same year
• Ǧābir Ibn-Aflāḥ was born 1 year before Héloïse d’Argenteuil
• Ǧābir Ibn-Aflāḥ was born 36 years before al-Jazari

Timeline

1. Alexander IIIcirca 1100 – August 30, 1181
2. Ǧābir Ibn-Aflāḥ (this page)circa 1100 – circa 1160
3. Gregory VIII1100s – December 17, 1187
4. Herman of Carinthiacirca 1100 – circa 1160
5. Héloïse d’Argenteuil1101 – May 15, 1164
6. al-Jazari1136–1206

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