Al-Khwarizmi

Al-Khwarizmi

Al-Khwarizmi
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9th-century mathematician and astronomer

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Mathematics
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Measure Theory
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mathematics Degrees
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Physics
#1323
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Astronomy
#168
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physics Degrees
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According to Wikipedia, Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī , or al-Khwarizmi, was a polymath from Khwarazm, who produced vastly influential works in mathematics, astronomy, and geography. Around 820 CE, he was appointed as the astronomer and head of the library of the House of Wisdom in Baghdad.

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