Al-Biruni (973–c. 1050) measured the Earth's size from a single hill, wrote a pioneering study of India and weighed gems…
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Fatima al-Fihri: The Muslim Woman Who Founded the World’s Oldest University
In 859 CE, Fatima al-Fihri used her inheritance to found al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco, recognised by UNESCO and Guinness as…
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Ibn Sina (Avicenna): The Prince of Physicians and His Canon of Medicine
Ibn Sina (980–1037) wrote the Canon of Medicine, used as a textbook in European universities for about 600 years. His…
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Al-Khwarizmi: The Father of Algebra and the Man Behind the Word “Algorithm”
Al-Khwarizmi (c. 780–850) wrote the book that gave algebra its name, spread the Indian numeral system with zero to the…
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Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen): The Father of Optics and the Scientific Method
Ibn al-Haytham (965–c. 1040) proved that we see because light enters the eye, studied the camera obscura, and insisted on…
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