Sijzi
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thumb|190px|Model of the Solar System and Earth movement ("planetarium") according to al-Sijzi '''Abu Sa'id Ahmed ibn Mohammed ibn Abd al-Jalil al-Sijzi (c. 945 - c. 1020, also known as al-Sinjari and al-Sijazi; ; Al-Sijzi''' is short for "Al-Sijistani") was an Iranian Muslim astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer. He is notable for his correspondence with al-Biruni and for proposing that the Earth rotates around its axis in the 10th century.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sijzi is referenced by 320 other articles, and connects out to astronomy in medieval Islam, Sistan and mathematics in medieval Islam.
It is catalogued under topics including 1020 deaths, 10th-century inventors and 10th-century Iranian astronomers.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- After Tomorrow the Days Disappear
via Open Library + Wikidata
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- d. 1084
- Nationality
- IR
- Language
- ara
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 12 libraries
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Key facts
- Philosopher.name
- Abu Sa'id al-Sijzi
- Philosopher.caption
- A page from Al Sijzi's geometrical treatise
- Philosopher.image
- AlSijziGeometric.jpg
- Philosopher.birth_date
- 945 CE
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Sijistan, Saffarid dynasty (modern-day Sistan)
- Philosopher.death_date
- 1020 CE
- Philosopher.main_interests
- Mathematics, Astronomy, Astrology
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ahmed
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Sistan
- Occupation
- astrologer
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Native language
- Persian
- Religion
- Islam
- Field of work
- geometry
- Image
- Al-sgzi.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 0951-00-00
- date of death
- 1020-00-00
- name in native language
- أحمد بن مُحمَّد بن عبد الجليل السِّجْزي
- nickname
- السِّجْزي
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- birth name
- ابو سعیدأحمد بن مُحمَّد بن عبد الجليل السِّجْزي
- P13311
- Saski Baskonia
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Mathematics
- Earth's rotation
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|190px|Model of the Solar System and Earth movement ("planetarium") according to al-Sijzi '''Abu Sa'id Ahmed ibn Mohammed ibn Abd al-Jalil al-Sijzi (c. 945 - c. 1020, also known as al-Sinjari and al-Sijazi; ; Al-Sijzi''' is short for "Al-Sijistani") was an Iranian Muslim astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer. He is notable for his correspondence with al-Biruni and for proposing that the Earth rotates around its axis in the 10th century.
He dedicated work to 'Adud al-Daula, who was probably his patron, and to the prince of Balkh. He also worked in Shiraz making astronomical observations from 969 to 970.
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