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This page contains an incomplete list of notable Arab scientists and a short discription of their work.
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- 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 on cryptography.
- Al-Karkhi (ابو بكر محمد بن الحسين الحاسب الكرخى)
A mathematician and engineer whose 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, best known for his Muqaddimah "Prolegomena".
Ninth century mathematician whose works include a treatise which formed the basis for the adoption of Arabic numerals in Europe.
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