Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Farisi (d. 1278/1279), an
Iranian
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* Iran, a sovereign state
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The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers
: page 10 : "He was a contemporary of the ruler Ashraf and Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr al-Fārisī, the latter also of Iranian stock." Rasulid astronomer and astrologer born in Aden. He is the author of ''al-Tuḥfa'', which includes a treatise containing important information for the history of Islamic astronomy and its connection with the religion of Islam.
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Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr al-Fārisī and 8 works of Astrology, Astronomical Tables/zījes and Astronomy: General, on Islamic Scientific Manuscripts Initiative
13th-century Iranian astronomers
Scientists who worked on qibla determination
1278 deaths
Year of birth unknown
People from Aden
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