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Muslim Astronomer Fátima of Madrid (10th-century)
She spent most of her life in Córdoba, the world-leading center for all knowledge at the time🌍🎓. Fátima corrected "The Astronomical Tables of Al-Khawarizmi". She also worked on calendars, eclipses and Moon visibility🌒…
Al-Biruni (about 1,000 years ago) measured the circumference of the Earth🌍 with an accuracy of 99.7% compared to today’s accepted value.
Muslim Astronomer Fátima of Madrid (10th-century)
She spent most of her life in Córdoba, the world-leading center for all knowledge at the time🌍🎓. Fátima corrected "The Astronomical Tables of Al-Khawarizmi". She also worked on calendars, eclipses and Moon visibility🌒…
Al-Khwarizmi (c. 780-850) emphasised that he wrote his algebra book to serve the practical needs of the people concerning the matters of inheritance, legacies, partition, law suits and commerce. He considered his work as worship to God.
A pioneer in her field, Sameera Moussa was an Egyptian nuclear scientist⚛️ who became the first woman to hold a university post at Cairo University🎓. She dedicated her life to make medical nuclear power affordable to all.
📸Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya.
Al-Razi, 9th-century polymath, known as:
👉"Hippocrates of the Arabs"
⚗️He made one of earliest serious attempts to classify the chemical elements🧪,
⚗️was an early proponent of the scientific method,
⚗️and even carried out one of the first clinical trials.
Al-Biruni (about 1,000 years ago) measured the circumference of the Earth🌍 with an accuracy of 99.7% compared to today’s accepted value.
By focusing attention, observation, and extensive thought on astronomical phenomena, one is able to prove the unicity of God and to recognize the extent of the Creator’s might as well as His wide wisdom and delicate design.
—Al-Battani (850-929), illustrious Muslim astronomer.
All that is left to us by tradition is mere words. It is up to us to find out what they mean.
—Ibn 'Arabî
Al-Khwarizmi (c. 780-850) emphasised that he wrote his algebra book to serve the practical needs of the people concerning the matters of inheritance, legacies, partition, law suits and commerce. He considered his work as worship to God.