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Islamic world: medieval mathematicians

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Mathematicians of the Islamic world[Credits : Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]
Mathematicians of the Islamic world

This map spans more than 600 years of prominent Islamic mathematicians, from al-Khwārizmī (c. ad 800) to al-Kāshī (c. ad 1400). Their names—located on the map under their cities of birth—can be clicked to access their biographies.

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