Biography:Nastulus
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Short description: 10th-century astronomer and astrolabist
Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh Nasṭūlus | |
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| Influences | al-Khwarizmi, al-Battani |
| Influenced | Al-ʻIjliyyah |
Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh Nasṭūlus (or Basṭūlus) was a notable 10th-century astronomer and astrolabist. He is known for making one of the oldest surviving astrolabes, dated 927/928,[1] as well as of another partially preserved astrolabe that bears his signature, "Made by Nasṭūlus in the year 315" of hijra (925).[1][2]
Very little is known about his life. His full name, based on a testimony given by a contemporary astronomer Abu Sa'id al-Sijzi, indicates that he was a Muslim.[1] But some modern historians have suggested that his foreign last name may indicate that he was Greek or Nestorian.[1]
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References
- Rius, Mònica (2007). "Nasṭūlus: Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh". in Thomas Hockey. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. New York: Springer. pp. 822–3. ISBN 9780387310220. http://islamsci.mcgill.ca/RASI/BEA/Nastulus_BEA.htm. (PDF version)
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