G'abir ben Aflaḥ

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
ג'אבר בן אפלח
Name (Latin)
G'abir ben Aflaḥ
Name (Arabic)
جابر بن أفلح
Other forms of name
Ğābir ibn Aflaḥ
Abū Muḥammad Jābir ibn Aflaḥ
Jabir ibn Aflah
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q288111
Sources of Information
  • קצור אלמגסטי, מאה ט"ו-ט"ז:(אבו מחמד ג'אבר בן אפלח האשבילי).
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Wikipedia description:

Abū Muḥammad Jābir ibn Aflaḥ (Arabic: أبو محمد جابر بن أفلح, Latin: Geber/Gebir; 1100–1150) was an Arab Muslim astronomer and mathematician from Seville, who was active in 12th century al-Andalus. His work Iṣlāḥ al-Majisṭi (Correction of the Almagest) influenced Islamic, Jewish, and Christian astronomers.

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