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Farghānī
Farghānī ( fa, فرغانی, meaning ''from Farghāna''), or ''Al-Farghani'' is a common surname in Central and Western Asia and was a common nisbat in the medieval Islamic world. It may refer to the following: * Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī, also known as Alfraganus, a 9th-century astronomer * Rustum ibn Bardu al-Farghani, 10th-century Abbasid commander and governor of Tarsus * Siraj al-Din al-Ushi al-Farghani, 12th century Hanafi-Maturidi scholar * Sayf-i Farghānī, a 13th-century Persian poet * Sa'id al-Din Farghani, a 13th-century Sufi author * Abu Abdullah b. Ahmad b. Ja'far al-Farghani, the student of al-Tabari who wrote the appendix, ''al-Sila'', to ''History of the Prophets and Kings The ''History of the Prophets and Kings'' ( ar, تاريخ الرسل والملوك ''Tārīkh al-Rusul wa al-Mulūk''), more commonly known as ''Tarikh al-Tabari'' () or ''Tarikh-i Tabari'' or ''The History of al-Tabari '' ( fa, تاریخ طب ...''. See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Kathīr Al-Farghānī
Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī ( ar, أبو العبّاس أحمد بن محمد بن كثير الفرغاني 798/800/805–870), also known as Alfraganus in the West, was an astronomer in the Abbasid court in Baghdad, and one of the most famous astronomers in the 9th century. Al-Farghani composed several works on astronomy and astronomical equipment that were widely distributed in Arabic and Latin and were influential to many scientists. His best known work, ''Kitāb fī Jawāmiʿ ʿIlm al-Nujūmi'' (whose name translates to ''Elements of astronomy on the celestial motions''), was an extensive summary of Ptolemy's Almagest containing revised experimental data. Christopher Columbus, used Al Farghani’s calculations for his voyages to America. In addition to making substantial contributions to astronomy, al-Farghani also worked as an engineer, supervising construction projects on rivers in Cairo, Egypt. The lunar crater ''Alfraganus'' is name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
