Biography:Abiyun al-Bitriq
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Short description: 7th-century astronomer
Abiyun al-Bitriq (Arabic: ابيون البطريق, abiyūn al-biṭrīq, fl. 630 CE[1]) was a mathematician and a maker of astronomical instruments at the beginnings of Islam.[2] He is mentioned in al-Qifti's Tarikh al-Hukama as Anibun (أنبون, anibūn),[lower-alpha 1] and al-Nadim's Fihrist.[lower-alpha 2][1] His name is not certain,[2] and it was probably Apion (Greek: Ἀπίων)[3] or Apion Patrikios (Greek: Ἀπίων Πατρίκιος).[1] He wrote a book, now lost, titled "On Operating the Planispherical Astrolabe" (Arabic: كتاب العمل بالاسطرلاب المسطح, kitāb al-ʿamal bi-l-asṭurlāb al-musaṭṭaḥ)[1][2]
Notes
- ↑ Ta'rīḫ al-Ḥukamā', أنبون page ٧١ (71) in Lippert's edition (Lippert 1903)[2]
- ↑ Kitāb al-Fihrist, ابيون البطريق page ٢٧٠ (270) in Flügel's edition (Flügel 1871)[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bladel 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Sezgin 1978
- ↑ Flügel 1871, p. 24
Bibliography
- Bladel, Kevin van (2008). "Abiyūn al-biṭrīq". in Keyser, Paul T.; Irby-Massie, Georgia L.. The encyclopedia of ancient natural scientists the Greek tradition and its many heirs. London: Routledge. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-203-46273-7.
- Flügel, Gustav, ed (1871) (in german, Arabic). Kitâb al-Fihrist; Mit anmerkungen herausgegeben. 1. Leipzig: Berlag von F.C.W. Vogel.
- Lippert, Julius, ed (1903) (in german, arabic). Ibn al-Qifṭī's Ta'rīḫ al-Ḥukamā'. Leipzig: Dieterichsche Verlagsbuchhandlung.
- Sezgin, Fuat (1978) (in german). Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums. 6. Leiden: Brill. p. 103. ISBN 90-04-05878-8.
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