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Al-Biruni: master astronomer and Muslim scholar of the eleventh century

Scheppler, 2006

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A biography of eleventh-century Muslim astronomer and scholar Al-Biruni describing his work in mathematics, geography, religion, and the physical sciences. Few biographies of Al- Biruni exist in English, and this is the first for young adults. Al-Biruni studied medicine …
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