Jabir ibn Aflah
Jābir ibn Aflaḥ | |
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Fictional portrait by Eulogia Merle for the Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (2011) | |
| Born | 1100 CE |
| Died | 1150 CE |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main interests | Astronomy, Mathematics |
| Notable works | Iṣlāḥ al-Majisṭi (Correction of the Almagest) |
| Notable ideas | |
| Influenced | Averroes, Nur ad-Din al-Betrugi |
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Abū Muḥammad Jābir ibn Aflaḥ (Arabic: أبو محمد جابر بن أفلح, Latin: Geber/Gebir; 1100–1150) was an Arab Muslim astronomer and mathematician from Seville, who was active in 12th century al-Andalus. His work Iṣlāḥ al-Majisṭi (Correction of the Almagest) influenced Islamic, Jewish, and Christian astronomers.