Al-Khwārizmī (disambiguation)
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Al-Khwarizmi (lit. "the Khwarizmian") can refer to:
[edit] People
- Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, the famous 9th century mathematician[1]
- Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khwārizmī, the 10th century encyclopedist who wrote Mafātīḥ al-ʿulūm ("Key to the Sciences")[1]
- Al-Khwarizmi al-Khati 11th century alchemist[1]
- abu Yaqub ibn Bakr al-Khwarizmi (al-Sakkaki)) the die-engraver 1160 to 1229 AD his book was Miftah al- Ulum(also translates as Key to the Sciences)[1]
[edit] Places
- al-Khwarizmi (crater), a crater on the far-side of the moon named after Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
- Khwarizmi International Award, an Iranian international award for achievements in research, innovation and invention, in fields related to science and technology.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Needham, Joseph (1980). Science and civilisation in China: apparatus, theories and gifts. Chemistry and chemical technology. Spagyrical discovery and invention. Cambridge University Press. pp. 424. ISBN 978-0-521-08573-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=xrNDwP0pS8sC&pg=PA424. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
