Английская Википедия:Ahmad Nahavandi

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox academic Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Nahawandi (Шаблон:Lang-fa), also called al-Nahawandi, was an 8th/9th century Persian astronomer. His name indicates that he was from Nahavand, now in modern Iran.

Life

Al-Nahawandi lived and worked at the Academy of Gundishapur, in Khuzestan, Iran, at the time of Yahya ibn Khalid ibn Barmak, the provincial governor and all-powerful long-time vizier to Caliph Harun al-Rashid. Al-Nahawandi is reported to have been making astronomical observations at the academy in around 800.Шаблон:Sfn He and the astronomer and mathematician Mashallah ibn Athari were among the earliest Islamic era astronomers who flourished during the reign of al-Mansur, the second Abbasid caliph.Шаблон:Citation required

Works

Al-Nahawandi compiled zijes (astronomical tables) under the title Шаблон:Transliteration.Шаблон:Sfn

References

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Sources

Further reading

Шаблон:Astronomy in medieval Islam Шаблон:Authority control