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Mariam al-Ijliya

Early Life

Al-Ijliya was born in the 10th century. She lived in Aleppo, a city in what is now Syria. She lived during a time when science and learning were highly valued across the Islamic World. There she learned a rare and important skill: how to make astrolabes. These were tools used to study the stars and tell time.

Occupation

Astronomer, Astrolabe Maker

Year born

~950 CE

Research Areas

Astrolabes

 

 

Aryabhata

Occupation

Astronomer, Mathematician

Year Born

476

Research Areas

Planetary Motion, Eclipses, Rotation of Earth, Geometry, Trigonometry

 

 

A white statue of a man standing. His arm is raised as he points. He has wavy shoulder-length hair and wear cloth around his waist. A cloth is also draped over his shoulder, gathered in his arm, which falls to the ground.
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Zhang Heng

Occupation

Astronomer, Mathematician, Geographer, Inventor, Poet

Year Born

78

Research Areas

Star Catalogues, Seismology, Geometry

 

A dark yellow postage stamp with a drawn illustration of a man's portrait. He is looking to the side, his hair in a small bun on his head. He has a long mustache and a beard on his chin.
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A postage stamp depicting Zhang Heng

Al-Khwarizmi

Occupation

Mathematician, Astronomer, Geographer

Year Born 

around 780

Research Areas

Algebra, Arithmetic

 

A Russian stamp showing a drawn illustration of a bearded man wearing a headdress. The stamp bears his name and says "1200 years", referring to the approximate anniversary of his birth.
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A stamp created in celebration of the 1200th anniversary of al-Khwarizmi's birth

Ibn al-Haytham

Occupation

Astronomer, Mathematician, Physicist

Year Born

around 965

Research Areas

Optics, Vision, Geometry, Planetary Motion, Scientific Method

 

A drawn illustration of bearded man wearing a headdress and robes. He is standing, and has one hand rested on the clothed table beside him. In front of this are enlarged depictions of a wooden set square and a compass.
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Francis Williams

Occupation

Astronomer, Educator, Poet

Year born

around 1690

Research Areas

Comets, Mathematics, Classical Studies, Education

 

"For the World is also bounded

A painted portrait of a black moon standing beside a table and chair with a bookcase behind him. He wears a formal coat and breeches. A world globe is on the floor, and a celestial globe is on the table. The man rests his hand on an upon book. A landscape of a small town surrounded by grass and a river is visible through the window.
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