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This page contains an incomplete list of notable Arab scientists and a short discription of their work.
Notice:
- The arabic articles Al(the) and ibn(son of) are not used in the indexing
- Both the arabic and latin names are given
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See Ibn Tufail.
See Ibn al-Haitham.
See Ibn Rushd.
See Ibn Zuhr.
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Traveler and geographer of the fourteenth century.
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See Jabir ibn Hayyan.
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- Jabir ibn Hayyan (جابر ابن حیان)
Considered father of chemistry. He emphasized systematic experimentation, and did much to free alchemy from superstition and turn it into a science.
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- Al-Kindi (أبو يوسف يعقوب ابن إسحاق الكندي)
A gifted Mathematician, astronomer, physician and a geographer as well as a talented musician. He wrote the first treatise in cryptography.
- Al-Karkhi (ابو بكر محمد بن الحسين الحاسب الكرخى)
A mathematician and engineer. His work centered around algebra and polynomials.
- Ibn Khaldun (ابو زيد عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون الحضرمي)
One of the forerunners of modern historiography, sociology and economics. He is best known for his Muqaddimah "Prolegomena".
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