al-Biruni, Abu Rayhan
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Description: Biography of al-Biruni, with an assessment of his contribution to the study of geology; includes a list of his writings, and links.
Born: 4 Oct. 973, near Khwarzim, Uzbekistan. Died: 13 Dec. 1048, by some accounts after 1050. The beginning of the second millenium was a time of ascending power for the loosely knit Muslim empire. Science and mathematics were cultivated at many courts, and Islamic scientists made significant contributions, particularly in astronomy and mathematics. Biruni's work must have had considerable influence on contemporary Muslim scientists, but none of his work was translated into a European language until the 20th century. Thus, his influence was only indirect and minimal on Renaissance science in Europe.
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