Al-Karaji
Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn al Ḥasan al-Karajī (Persian: ابو بکر محمد بن الحسن الکرجی; c. 953 – c. 1029) was a 10th-century Persian mathematician and engineer who flourished at Baghdad. He was born in Karaj, a city near Tehran. His three principal surviving works are mathematical: Al-Badi' fi'l-hisab (Wonderful on calculation), Al-Fakhri fi'l-jabr wa'l-muqabala (Glorious on algebra), and Al-Kafi fi'l-hisab (Sufficient on calculation).
Abū Bakr al-Karajī | |
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Diagrams from Al-Karaji's work on "hidden waters" | |
| Born | 953 |
| Died | 1029 (aged 75–76) |
| Nationality | Persian |
Main interests | Mathematics, Engineering |
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