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Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Husayn Khazin (Persian: ابوجعفر خازن خراسانی; 900–971), also called Al-Khazin, was an Iranian[1] Muslim astronomer and mathematician from Khorasan. He worked on both astronomy and number theory.

For the twelfth century physicist and astronomer, see Al-Khazini.

Al-Khazin was one of the scientists brought to the court in Ray, Iran by the ruler of the Buyid dynasty, Adhad ad-Dowleh, who ruled from 949 to 983 AD. In 959/960 Khazin was required by the Vizier of Ray, who was appointed by ad-Dowleh, to measure the obliquity of the ecliptic.

One of Al-Khazin's works Zij al-Safa'ih ("Tables of the disks of the astrolabe") was described by his successors[2] as the best work in the field and they make many references to it. The work describes some astronomical instruments, in particular an astrolabe fitted with plates inscribed with tables and a commentary on the use of these. A copy of this instrument was made, but it vanished in Germany at the time of World War II. A photograph of this copy was taken and examined by D.A. King in 1980.[3]

Al-Khazin also wrote a commentary on Ptolemy's Almagest in which he gives nineteen propositions relating to statements by Ptolemy. He proposed a different solar model from Ptolemy's.


References


  1. Selin, Helaine (2008). Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures. Berlin New York: Springer. p. 275. ISBN 978-1-4020-4960-6. A newly discovered manuscript (not yet available for research) contains a treatise by the tenth century Iranian astronomer Abū Ja˓far al-Khāzin describing an equatorium called Zīj al-Safāīh. (the Zīj of Plates).
  2. al-Qifti, Ta’rikh al-hukamā, edited by August Müller and Julius Lippet, Leipzig (1903) p. 396; Dold-Samplonius, Yvonne (2008) [1970–1980]. "Al-Khāzin, Abū Ja'far Muḥammad Ibn Al-Ḥasan Al-Khurāsānī". Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
  3. King, D.A. (1980). "New light on the Zij al-Safa'ih of Abu Ja'far al-Khazin". Centaurus. 23 (2): 105–117. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0498.1979.tb00226.x.

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[de] Abu Dscha'far al-Chazin

Abu Dscha'far al-Chazin (persisch ابوجعفر خازن خراسانی Abudschafar Chazin Chorasani) war ein persischer Astronom und Mathematiker des 10. Jahrhunderts.
- [en] Abu Ja'far al-Khazin

[fr] Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin

Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Hasan Khazini (né en 900 – mort en 971) est un astronome et mathématicien perse. Il a été l'un des scientifiques amené à la cour de Ray (Téhéran) par le dirigeant bouyide Azad o-dowleh. En 959-960, le vizir de Ray lui demande de mesurer l'inclinaison de l'écliptique.

[it] Abu Ja'far al-Khazin

Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Khāzin (in arabo: أبو جعفر محمد بن الحسين الخازن‎; Khorasan, 900 – 971) è stato un astronomo e matematico persiano. Originario del Khorasan, operò nel settore dell'astronomia e della teoria dei numeri.

[ru] Абу Джафар аль-Хазин

Абу́ Джафа́р Муха́ммад ибн аль-Ха́сан аль-Ха́зин аль-Хураса́ни (перс. ابوجعفر خازن خراسانی‎; умер ок. 971) — персидский астроном и математик, уроженец Хорасана, работал в Рее.


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