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  1. Thabit ibn Qurra: Science and Philosophy in Ninth-Century Baghdad (Scientia Graeco-Arabica) by Roshdi Rashed, 2009-09-15
  2. Thabit ibn Qurra
  3. Astronome Arabe: Alhazen, Thabit Ibn Qurra, Muhammad Al-Fazari, Al-Battani, Taqi Al-Din, Abu Muhammad Al-Hasan Al-Hamdani, Ibn Al-Banna (French Edition)
  4. 826 Births: Saints Cyril and Methodius, Thabit Ibn Qurra, William of Septimania, Al-Mubarrad, Ansgarde of Burgundy
  5. Geboren 826: Wilhelm Von Septimanien, Thabit Ibn Qurra, Ansgard Von Burgund (German Edition)
  6. 9th-Century Scientists: 9th-Century Mathematicians, Al-Kindi, Banu Musa, Muhammad Ibn Jabir Al-Harrani Al-Battani, Thabit Ibn Qurra
  7. Mathématicien Arabe: Alhazen, Al-Kindi, Ibn Tahir Al-Baghdadi, Thabit Ibn Qurra, Muhammad Al-Fazari, Al-Battani, Al-Qalasadi, Ahmad Ibn Yusuf (French Edition)
  8. Thabit ibn Qurra: An entry from Gale's <i>Science and Its Times</i> by Judson Knight, 2001
  9. Traducteur Vers L'arabe: Al-Khawarizmi, Hunayn Ibn Ishaq, Thabit Ibn Qurra, Muhammad Al-Fazari, Hassan Koubeissi, Mahmoud Ben Othman (French Edition)
  10. 9th-Century Mathematicians: Al-Kindi, Banu Musa, Muhammad Ibn Jabir Al-Harrani Al-Battani, Thabit Ibn Qurra, Abu Ma'shar Al-Balkhi
  11. Translators to Syriac: Greek-syriac Translators, Hunayn Ibn Ishaq, Thabit Ibn Qurra, Masawaiyh, Sergius of Reshaina
  12. Greek-arabic Translators: Hunayn Ibn Ishaq, Thabit Ibn Qurra, Abd Al-Rahman Al-Sufi, Qusta Ibn Luqa, Al-ajjaj Ibn Yusuf Ibn Maar
  13. Abu'l Hasan Thabit ibn Qurra' ibn Marwan al-Sabi al-Harrani: Sabier von Harran, Buchreligion, Hermes Trismegistos, Hermetik, Haus der Weisheit, Aramäische Sprache (German Edition)
  14. 901: 901 Deaths, 901 Establishments, Thabit Ibn Qurra, List of State Leaders in 901, Adelaide of Paris, Muhammad Ibn Abi'l-Saj

1. THABIT IBN QURRA
THABIT IBN QURRA. (836901 AD). Thabit Ibn Qurra Ibn Marwan al-Sabi al-Harraniwas born in the year 836 AD at Harran (present Turkey).
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Thabit Ibn Qurra Ibn Marwan al-Sabi al-Harrani was born in the year 836 A.D. at Harran (present Turkey). As the name indicates he was basically a member of the Sabian sect, but the great Muslim mathematician Muhammad Ibn Musa Ibn Shakir, impressed by his knowledge of languages, and realising his potential for a scientific career, selected him to join the scientific group at Baghdad that was being patronised by the Abbasid Caliphs. There, he studied under the famous Banu Musa brothers. It was in this setting that Thabit contributed to several branches of science, notably mathematics, astronomy and mechanics, in addition to translating a large number of works from Greek to Arabic. Later, he was patronised by the Abbasid Caliph al-M'utadid. After a long career of scholarship, Thabit died at Baghdad in 901 A.D. Thabit's major contribution lies in mathematics and astronomy. He was instrumental in extending the concept of traditional geometry to geometrical algebra and proposed several theories that led to the development of non-Euclidean geometry, spherical trigonometry, integral calculus and real numbers. He criticised a number of theorems of Euclid's elements and proposed important improvements. He applied arithmetical terminology to geometrical quantities, and studied several aspects of conic sections, notably those of parabola and ellipse. A number of his computations aimed at determining the surfaces and volumes of different types of bodies and constitute, in fact, the processes of integral calculus, as developed later.

2. Philosophers : Thabit Ibn Qurra
Thabit Ibn Qurra. Iranian Muslim Philosopher. 836901. Thabit Ibn Qurra Ibn Marwanal-Sabi al-Harrani was born in the year 836 AD at Harran (present Turkey).
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Thabit Ibn Qurra
Iranian Muslim Philosopher
Thabit Ibn Qurra Ibn Marwan al-Sabi al-Harrani was born in the year 836 A.D. at Harran (present Turkey). As the name indicates he was basically a member of the Sabian sect, but the great Muslim mathematician Muhammad Ibn Musa Ibn Shakir, impressed by his knowledge of languages, and realising his potential for a scientific career, selected him to join the scientific group at Baghdad that was being patronised by the Abbasid Caliphs. There, he studied under the famous Banu Musa brothers. It was in this setting that Thabit contributed to several branches of science, notably mathematics, astronomy and mechanics, in addition to translating a large number of works from Greek to Arabic. Later, he was patronised by the Abbasid Caliph al-M'utadid. After a long career of scholarship, Thabit died at Baghdad in 901 A.D. Thabit's major contribution lies in mathematics and astronomy. He was instrumental in extending the concept of traditional geometry to geometrical algebra and proposed several theories that led to the development of non-Euclidean geometry, spherical trigonometry, integral calculus and real numbers. He criticised a number of theorems of Euclid's elements and proposed important improvements. He applied arithmetical terminology to geometrical quantities, and studied several aspects of conic sections, notably those of parabola and ellipse. A number of his computations aimed at determining the surfaces and volumes of different types of bodies and constitute, in fact, the processes of integral calculus, as developed later.

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Thabit ibn Qurra. The Hamdard Foundation 1983. Thabit Ibn Qurra Ibn Marwan al-Sabial-Harrani was born in the year 836 AD at Harran (present Turkey).
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The Hamdard Foundation - 1983 Thabit Ibn Qurra Ibn Marwan al-Sabi al-Harrani was born in the year 836 A.D. at Harran (present Turkey). As the name indicates he was basically a member of the Sabian sect (al-Sabi), but the great Muslim mathematician Muhammad Ibn Musa Ibn Shakir, impressed by his knowledge of languages, and realising his potential for a scientific career, selected him to join the scientific group at Baghdad that was being patronised by the Abbasid Caliphs.
There, he studied under the famous Banu Musa brothers. It was in this setting that Thabit contributed to several branches of science, notably mathematics, astronomy and mechanics, in addition to translating a large number of works from Greek to Arabic. Later, he was patronised by the Abbasid Caliph al-M'utadid. After a long career of scholarship, Thabit died at Baghdad in 901 A.D. Thabit's major contribution lies in mathematics and astronomy. He was instrumental in extending the concept of traditional geometry to geometrical algebra and proposed several theories that led to the development of non-Euclidean geometry, spherical trigonometry, integral calculus and real numbers.
He criticised a number of theorems of Euclid's elements and proposed important improvements. He applied arithmetical terminology to geometrical quantities, and studied several aspects of conic sections, notably those of parabola and ellipse. A number of his computations aimed at determining the surfaces and volumes of different types of bodies and constitute, in fact, the processes of integral calculus, as developed later.

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4. THABIT ibn qurra thabit Ibn Qurra Ibn Marwan alSabi al-Harraniwas born in the year 836 at Harran (present Turkey). As the name
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6. Geometry Connects Lesson 1 A Close Look At The Pythagorean
Activity 3 Bhaskara s Similarity Proof Thabit ibn qurra thabit ibn Qurrawas born in 826 AD in Harran, Mesopotamia and died in 901 in Bagdad.
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The student will solve practical problems involving right triangles by using the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse, properties of special right triangles, and right triangle trigonometry. Calculators will be used to solve problems and find decimal approximations for the solutions
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Be sure to Download the following Class activities. You may either download one file with all activities: Lesson 1 Activities (Note this file contains 11 pages) or continue on below where we list each activity separately with a description. Geometer's Sketchpad This file walks through the basics of using the Geometer's Sketchpad. After completing these exercises, on your own, try the assignments listed in the assignment area below. Sketchpad #1 The Pythagorean Theorem In this lesson, Lynn will take an historical, multicultural approach to the Pythagorean Theorem, looking at different proofs completed by different mathematicians at different times in different parts of the world. We have separated each proof activity into a different file.

7. Thabit
AlSabi thabit ibn qurra al-Harrani. Born 826 thabit ibn qurra wasa native of Harran and a member of the Sabian sect. The Sabian
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Al-Sabi Thabit ibn Qurra al-Harrani
Born: 826 in Harran, Mesopotamia (now Turkey)
Died: 18 Feb 901 in Baghdad, (now in Iraq)
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Thabit ibn Qurra was a native of Harran and a member of the Sabian sect. The Sabian religious sect were star worshippers from Harran often confused with the Mandaeans (as they are in [1]). Of course being worshipers of the stars meant that there was strong motivation for the study of astronomy and the sect produced many quality astronomers and mathematicians. The sect, with strong Greek connections, had in earlier times adopted Greek culture, and it was common for members to speak Greek although after the conquest of the Sabians by Islam, they became Arabic speakers. There was another language spoken in southeastern Turkey, namely Syriac, which was based on the East Aramaic dialect of Edessa. This language was Thabit ibn Qurra's native language, but he was fluent in both Greek and Arabic. Some accounts say that Thabit was a money changer as a young man. This is quite possible but some historians do not agree. Certainly he inherited a large family fortune and must have come from a family of high standing in the community.

8. Thabit Ibn Qurra --  Encyclopædia Britannica
in full AlSabi' thabit ibn qurra al-Harrani Arab mathematician, astronomer, physician, and philosopher, a MLA style " thabit ibn qurra." Encyclopædia Britannica
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Thabit ibn Qurrah al-Harrani
Thabit Ibn Qurra Ibn Marwan al-Sabi al-Harrani was born in the year 836 A.D. at Harran (present Turkey). As the name indicates he was basically a member of the Sabian sect, but the great Muslim mathematician Muhammad Ibn Musa Ibn Shakir, impressed by his knowledge of languages, and realising his potential for a scientific career, selected him to join the scientific group at Baghdad that was being patronised by the Abbasid Caliphs. There, he studied under the famous Banu Musa brothers. It was in this setting that Thabit contributed to several branches of science, notably mathematics, astronomy and mechanics, in addition to translating a large number of works from Greek to Arabic. Later, he was patronised by the Abbasid Caliph al-M'utadid. After a long career of scholarship, Thabit died at Baghdad in 901 A.D.
Thabit's major contribution lies in mathematics and astronomy. He was instrumental in extending the concept of traditional geometry to geometrical algebra and proposed several theories that led to the development of non-Euclidean geometry, spherical trigonometry, integral calculus and real numbers. He criticised a number of theorems of Euclid's elements and proposed important improvements. He applied arithmetical terminology to geometrical quantities, and studied several aspects of conic sections, notably those of parabola and ellipse. A number of his computations aimed at determining the surfaces and volumes of different types of bodies and constitute, in fact, the processes of integral calculus, as developed later.

10. THABIT IBN QURRA
thabit ibn qurra ibn Marwan alSabi al-Harrani was born in the year 836 C.E the great Muslim mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa ibn Shakir, impressed by his knowledge
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THABIT IBN QURRA
(836-901 C.E.)
Thabit Ibn Qurra Ibn Marwan al-Sabi al-Harrani was born in the year 836 C.E. at Harran (present Turkey). As the name indicates he was basically a member of the Sabian sect, but the great Muslim mathematician Muhammad Ibn Musa Ibn Shakir, impressed by his knowledge of languages, and realising his potential for a scientific career, selected him to join the scientific group at Baghdad that was being patronised by the Abbasid Caliphs. There, he studied under the famous Banu Musa brothers. It was in this setting that Thabit contributed to several branches of science, notably mathematics, astronomy and mechanics, in addition to translating a large number of works from Greek to Arabic. Later, he was patronised by the Abbasid Caliph al-M'utadid. After a long career of scholarship, Thabit died at Baghdad in 901 C.E. Thabit's major contribution lies in mathematics and astronomy. He was instrumental in extending the concept of traditional geometry to geometrical algebra and proposed several theories that led to the development of non-Euclidean geometry, spherical trigonometry, integral calculus and real numbers. He criticised a number of theorems of Euclid's elements and proposed important improvements. He applied arithmetical terminology to geometrical quantities, and studied several aspects of conic sections, notably those of parabola and ellipse. A number of his computations aimed at determining the surfaces and volumes of different types of bodies and constitute, in fact, the processes of integral calculus, as developed later.

11. Ibrahim
Ibrahim ibn Sinan ibn thabit ibn qurra. Ibrahim ibn Sinan was a grandson of thabitibn qurra and studied geometry and in particular tangents to circles.
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Ibrahim ibn Sinan ibn Thabit ibn Qurra
Born: 908 in Baghdad, (now in Iraq)
Died: 946 in Baghdad, (now in Iraq)
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Ibrahim ibn Sinan was a grandson of Thabit ibn Qurra and studied geometry and in particular tangents to circles. He also studied the apparent motion of the Sun and the geometry of shadows. There is no doubt that had he not died at the young age of thirty-eight, he would have achieved a degree of fame for his mathematical works going even beyond the opinion of Sezgin (see [5] and [6]) that he was:- ... one of the most important mathematicians in the medieval Islamic world. Perhaps his early death robbed him of the chance to make a contribution even more important than that of his famous grandfather. Ibrahim's most important work was on the quadrature of the parabola where he introduced a method of integration more general than that of Archimedes . His grandfather Thabit ibn Qurra had started to view integration in a different way to Archimedes but Ibrahim realised that al-Mahani had made improvements on what his father had achieved. To Ibrahim it was unacceptable that (see for example [1]):-

12. Thabit
Biography of thabit (836901) thabit ibn qurra was a native of Harran and a member of the Sabian sect This language was thabit ibn qurra's native language, but he was fluent in both Greek
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Al-Sabi Thabit ibn Qurra al-Harrani
Born: 826 in Harran, Mesopotamia (now Turkey)
Died: 18 Feb 901 in Baghdad, (now in Iraq)
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Thabit ibn Qurra was a native of Harran and a member of the Sabian sect. The Sabian religious sect were star worshippers from Harran often confused with the Mandaeans (as they are in [1]). Of course being worshipers of the stars meant that there was strong motivation for the study of astronomy and the sect produced many quality astronomers and mathematicians. The sect, with strong Greek connections, had in earlier times adopted Greek culture, and it was common for members to speak Greek although after the conquest of the Sabians by Islam, they became Arabic speakers. There was another language spoken in southeastern Turkey, namely Syriac, which was based on the East Aramaic dialect of Edessa. This language was Thabit ibn Qurra's native language, but he was fluent in both Greek and Arabic. Some accounts say that Thabit was a money changer as a young man. This is quite possible but some historians do not agree. Certainly he inherited a large family fortune and must have come from a family of high standing in the community.

13. Pythagorean Theorem Proof (Thabit Ibn Qurra)
Pythagorean Theorem Proof (thabit ibn qurra) Proving a series of congruent triangles. Natalie
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14. List Of People By Name: Ib - Encyclopedia Article About List Of People By Name:
ibn qurra, thabit thabit ibn qurra abu l Hasan ibn Marwan alSabi al Harrani,(826 - February 18, 901) was an Arab astronomer and mathematician.
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  • Ibarra, Nestor, Argentine writer and poet
  • Ibarra, Susie, musician
  • Ibba, Giovanni Delogu
  • Ibert, Jacques Jacques François Antoine Ibert (1890 - 1962) was a French composer of classical music. He studied under Paul Vidal at the paris Conservatoire and won the Prix de Rome in 1919 for his cantata Le poète et la fée . From 1937 he was director of the French Academy in Rome, and from 1955 to 1957 directed Paris's Opéra-Comique. He died in Paris. Ibert's music is considered to be typically quite "light" in character, often witty, colourfully orchestrated with attractive melodies. Although he was not a member of Les Six, his music shares some characteristics with theirs. His best known work is probably the orchestral
    Click the link for more information. , composer
  • ibn Abd al Wahhab, Muhammad Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (b. 1703 'Uyyainah, Najd, Arabia - d. 1792 al-Dir'yah) a theologian, and preacher of a puritanical, fundamentalist form of Islam known as the Wahhabi movement. He touted this theology as a "purified" form of Islam, which attempted to return all Muslims to what he believed were the "true" principles of Islam.
    Biography
    Ibn Abd Al-Wahhab was educated in Medina (part of modern Saudi Arabia), and travelled in Iraq and later, Iran. It was in Iran that he began preaching against the Sufi Muslims then predominant in the region.

15. Ibrahim
Biography of Ibrahim ibn Sinan (908946) Ibrahim ibn Sinan ibn thabit ibn qurra. Born 908 in Baghdad, (now in Iraq Ibrahim ibn Sinan was a grandson of thabit ibn qurra and studied geometry
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Ibrahim ibn Sinan ibn Thabit ibn Qurra
Born: 908 in Baghdad, (now in Iraq)
Died: 946 in Baghdad, (now in Iraq)
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Ibrahim ibn Sinan was a grandson of Thabit ibn Qurra and studied geometry and in particular tangents to circles. He also studied the apparent motion of the Sun and the geometry of shadows. There is no doubt that had he not died at the young age of thirty-eight, he would have achieved a degree of fame for his mathematical works going even beyond the opinion of Sezgin (see [5] and [6]) that he was:- ... one of the most important mathematicians in the medieval Islamic world. Perhaps his early death robbed him of the chance to make a contribution even more important than that of his famous grandfather. Ibrahim's most important work was on the quadrature of the parabola where he introduced a method of integration more general than that of Archimedes . His grandfather Thabit ibn Qurra had started to view integration in a different way to Archimedes but Ibrahim realised that al-Mahani had made improvements on what his father had achieved. To Ibrahim it was unacceptable that (see for example [1]):-

16. Muslim Contributors To Science
Fath al; physicist. - ibn Hisham; biographer, historian. - ibn Labban, Kushyar 828- 889 ibn Qutaybah; historian, philologist, theologian. 826- 901 ibn qurra, thabit; mathematician
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17. Encyclopædia Britannica
Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica Index Topic. ArticleIndex Entry Maps. thabit ibn qurra (Arab math., physic., and philos.).
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18. Muslim Contributions To Science, Philosophy, And The Arts
Algebra the Muslims continued with thabit ibn qurra's more general equations solved by geometrical 826 901 ibn qurra, thabit; mathematician. 865- 923 Razi, al- (Rhazes); alchemist
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19. Thabit Ibn Qurra Ibn Marwan Al-Sabi Al-Harrani,IBN AL-NAFIS,IBN AL NAFIS, AL NAF
thabit ibn qurra ibn Marwan alSabi al-Harrani. thabit ibn qurra ibn Marwanal-Sabi al-Harrani was born in the year 836 CE at Harran (present Turkey).
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Thabit Ibn Qurra Ibn Marwan al-Sabi al-Harrani was born in the year 836 C.E. at Harran (present Turkey). As the name indicates he was basically a member of the Sabian sect, but the great Muslim mathematician Muhammad Ibn Musa Ibn Shakir, impressed by his knowledge of languages, and realising his potential for a scientific career, selected him to join the scientific group at Baghdad that was being patronised by the Abbasid Caliphs. There, he studied under the famous Banu Musa brothers. It was in this setting that Thabit contributed to several branches of science, notably mathematics, astronomy and mechanics, in addition to translating a large number of works from Greek to Arabic. Later, he was patronized by the Abbasid Caliph al-M'utadid. After a long career of scholarship, Thabit died at Baghdad in 901 C.E. Thabit's major contribution lies in mathematics and astronomy. He was instrumental in extending the concept of traditional geometry to geometrical algebra and proposed several theories that led to the development of non-Euclidean geometry, spherical trigonometry, integral calculus and real numbers. He criticized a number of theorems of Euclid's elements and proposed important improvements. He applied arithmetical terminology to geometrical quantities, and studied several aspects of conic sections, notably those of parabola and ellipse. A number of his computations aimed at determining the surfaces and volumes of different types of bodies and constitute, in fact, the processes of integral calculus, as developed later.

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AlIdrisi. ibn al-Baitar. Abu Ali Hasan ibn al-Haitham. ibn al-Nafis. ibn Khaldun. ibn Din Rumi. Ali ibn Rabban al-Tabari. thabit ibn qurra. Nasir al-Din
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