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Mathematics and the Stars

الحساب والنجوم

A trail through the people of number.

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Persia & Central Asia
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Walk this pathway

4steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Al-Khwarizmi

    الجبر والمقابلة: علم جديد يولد في بغداد.

    al-Khwarizmi · Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom

  2. Al-Biruni

    الآثار الباقية: يقيس محيط الأرض.

    Al-Biruni, Muhammad ibn Ahmad

  3. Omar Khayyam

    الجبر والتقويم الجلالي والرباعيات.

    Umar Khayyam · Nishapur

  4. The observatory

    نجوم السماء بأدوات الأرض: أسطرلابات المتحف.

    Baghdad · Samarra

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Overview

A path through the people of number: al-Khwarizmi founds algebra, al-Biruni measures the earth, and Omar Khayyam reforms the calendar. Mathematics is the science of civilization.

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Mathematics and the Stars”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-math-stars/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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