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Ibn Yunus

Ibn Yunus
Image: Ibn Yunus of Cairo (d. 1009) · Public domain · source

Abu al-Hasan 'Ali ibn Abi al-Said 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad ibn Yunus ibn Abd al-'Ala al-Sadafi al-Misri was an Arab and Egyptian astronomer and mathematician,. The Fatimids gave him gifts and established an observatory for him on Mount Mokattam near Fustat.

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Timeline

  1. Abu al-Wafa BuzjaniJune 10, AD 940 – July 15, AD 998
  2. Abu-Mahmud Khujandicirca AD 940 – circa 1000
  3. Abbo of Fleurycirca AD 945 – November 13, 1004
  4. Ibn Yunus (this page)circa AD 950 – AD 958
  5. Al-KarajiApril 13, AD 953 – circa 1029
  6. Abu Nasr Mansurcirca AD 960 – 1036

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