Al-Karaji
Sign in to save'''' (; c. 953 – c. 1029) was a 10th-century Persian mathematician and engineer who flourished at Baghdad. He was born in Karaj, a city near Tehran. His three principal surviving works are mathematical: Al-Badi' fi'l-hisab (Wonderful on calculation), Al-Fakhri fi'l-jabr wa'l-muqabala (Glorious on algebra), and Al-Kafi fi'l-hisab (Sufficient on calculation'').
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- Died
- ca. 1016
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Kâfî fîl hîsab
- L'estrazione delle acque nascoste
- Extrait du Fakhrî
- Kitāb inbāṭ al-miyāh al-khafīyah
- al- Kāfī fī al-ḥisāb
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Key facts
- Philosopher.name
- Abū Bakr al-Karajī
- Philosopher.native_name
- ابو بکر محمد بن الحسن الکرجی
- Philosopher.native_name_lang
- fa
- Philosopher.caption
- Diagrams from Al-Karaji's work on "hidden waters"
- Philosopher.image
- Muhammad al karaji 01.jpg
- Philosopher.birth_date
- 953
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Karaj, Persia
- Philosopher.main_interests
- Mathematics, Engineering
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Muhammad
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Place of birth
- Karkh
- Occupation
- mathematician
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Image
- Muhammad al karaji 01.jpg
- Residence
- Baghdad
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- date of birth
- 0953-04-13
- date of death
- 1029-00-00
- Commons category
- Al-Karaji
- name in native language
- بوبکر محمد بن حسن کرجیا
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Encyclopedic overview
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'''' (; c. 953 – c. 1029) was a 10th-century Persian mathematician and engineer who flourished at Baghdad. He was born in Karaj, a city near Tehran. His three principal surviving works are mathematical: Al-Badi' fi'l-hisab (Wonderful on calculation), Al-Fakhri fi'l-jabr wa'l-muqabala (Glorious on algebra), and Al-Kafi fi'l-hisab (Sufficient on calculation).
== Work ==
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