Company:Mariam al-Asturlabi
Mariam al-Asturlabiyy (Arabic: مريم الأسطرلابي or al-ʻIjliyyah bint al-ʻIjliyy al-Asturlabiyy (Arabic: العجلية بنت العجلي الأسطرلابي),[1] was a 10th-century astronomer and maker of astrolabes in Aleppo, in what is now northern Syria.[2][3]
Early life
She was the daughter of an astrolabist known as al-ʻIjliyy al-Asturlabī.[3] According to ibn al-Nadim, she was an apprentice (tilmīthah) of Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh Nasṭūlus.[3]
Career
Al-'Ijliyah developed and manufactured astrolabes, an astronomical and navigation instrument, during the 10th century.[1][4] She was employed by the Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla, who reigned from 944 to 967 AD.[3][1]
Honours
The main-belt asteroid 7060 Al-'Ijliya, discovered by Henry E. Holt at Palomar Observatory in 1990, was named in her honor.[2] Naming citation was published on 14 November 2016 (M.P.C. 102252).[5]
She inspired a character in 2015 award-winning book Binti.[6] She was named an extraordinary woman from the Golden Age of Muslim Civilisation by 1001 Inventions.[7]
See also
- Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world
- List of Muslim astronomers
- List of women astronomers
- Timeline of women in science
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Salim Al-Hassani. "Women's Contribution to Classical Islamic Civilisation: Science, Medicine and Politics". http://www.muslimheritage.com/article/womens-contribution-classical-islamic-civilisation-science-medicine-and-politics. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "7060 Al-'Ijliya (1990 SF11)". Minor Planet Center. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=7060. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Dodge, Bayard (1970). The Fihrist of Al-Nadīm: A Tenth-century Survey of Muslim Culture. Columbia University Press. p. 671. ISBN 978-0-231-02925-4. https://archive.org/details/fihristofalnadim0000ibna/page/671.
- ↑ "How astronomers and instrument-makers in Muslim civilisations expanded our knowledge of the universe | Muslim Women's Council". Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160813104714/http://www.muslimwomenscouncil.org.uk/how-astronomers-and-instrument-makers-in-muslim-civilisation-expanded-our-knowledge-of-the-universe/.
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ↑ Emmet Asher-Perrin (2016-06-02). "The Inspiration for Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti is a Muslim Scientist From the 10th Century" (in en-US). Tor.com. https://www.tor.com/2016/06/02/the-inspiration-for-nnedi-okorafors-binti-is-a-muslim-scientist-from-the-10th-century/.
- ↑ "Extraordinary Women from the Golden Age of Muslim Civilisation". 1001 Inventions. http://www.1001inventions.com/womensday.
External links
- Astrolabe: the 13th Century iPhone – Daily Sabah
- GPS and its Islamic origins, The Star Online, 3 October 2013
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