Al-Sijzi
Sign in to savethumb|190px|Model of the Solar System and Earth movement ("planetarium") according to al-Sijzi '''Abu Sa'id Ahmed ibn Mohammed ibn Abd al-Jalil al-Sijzi (c. 945 - c. 1020, also known as al-Sinjari and al-Sijazi; ; Al-Sijzi''' is short for "Al-Sijistani") was an Iranian Muslim astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer. He is notable for his correspondence with al-Biruni and for proposing that the Earth rotates around its axis in the 10th century.
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- After Tomorrow the Days Disappear
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- Lifespan
- d. 1084
- Nationality
- IR
- Language
- ara
- Gender
- Male
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Key facts
- Philosopher.name
- Abu Sa'id al-Sijzi
- Philosopher.caption
- A page from Al Sijzi's geometrical treatise
- Philosopher.image
- AlSijziGeometric.jpg
- Philosopher.birth_date
- 945 CE
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Sijistan, Saffarid dynasty (modern-day Sistan)
- Philosopher.death_date
- 1020 CE
- Philosopher.main_interests
- Mathematics, Astronomy, Astrology
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ahmed
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Sistan
- Occupation
- astrologer
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Native language
- Persian
- Religion
- Islam
- Field of work
- geometry
- Image
- Al-sgzi.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0951-00-00
- date of death
- 1020-00-00
- name in native language
- أحمد بن مُحمَّد بن عبد الجليل السِّجْزي
- nickname
- السِّجْزي
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- birth name
- ابو سعیدأحمد بن مُحمَّد بن عبد الجليل السِّجْزي
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