Mathematicians of the Middle Ages
The atlas holds 5 people and 35 moments here, from 780 to 1452. The most recorded lives are Avicenna, Al-Biruni and Omar Khayyam.
Notable people
Avicenna
from 980 to 1037
17 moments here
Ibn Sina (Avicenna; c. 980–22 June 1037) was a Persian philosopher, physician, and court official.…
Al-Biruni
from 973 to 1048
9 moments here
Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni was a Khwarazmian polymath whose documented movements connect Kath and Khwarazm, Bukhara, Gurgan, Gurganj,…
Omar Khayyam
from 1048 to 1131
5 moments here
Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. The securely dated portions of his documented life place him in Nishapur,…
Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
from 780 to 825
3 moments here
Persian mathematician, astronomer, geographer, and author active under the Abbasid caliphs. Biographical evidence is exceptionally sparse and his…
Leonardo da Vinci
in 1452
1 moment here
Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…
Moments
- 780 Born in Khwarazm Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 820 Works at the House of Wisdom Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 825 Writes his algebra in Baghdad Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 973 Birth at Kath Al-Biruni
- 980 Birth at Afshana Avicenna
- 995 Samanid patronage in Bukhara Al-Biruni
- 997 Lunar-eclipse observation at Kath Al-Biruni
- 999 Departure from Bukhara Avicenna
- 999 Service at Gurganj Avicenna
- 1003 Court of Qabus at Gurgan Al-Biruni
- 1004 Lunar-eclipse observation at Jurjaniyya Al-Biruni
- 1009 Adviser at the Ma'munid court Al-Biruni
- 1012 Westward journey through Abiward Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Jajarm Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Nasa Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Samangan Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Tus Avicenna
- 1013 Arrival and residence at Gorgan Avicenna
- 1014 Court service at Ray Avicenna
- 1015 Arrival and vizierate at Hamadan Avicenna
- 1015 Journey from Ray to Qazvin Avicenna
- 1017 Residence and research in the Indian subcontinent Al-Biruni
- 1017 Taken to Ghazni Al-Biruni
- 1023 Imprisonment at Fardajan Avicenna
- 1024 Settlement at Isfahan Avicenna
- 1030 Refuge in Khuzistan during Ghaznavid occupation Avicenna
- 1037 Campaign near Isfahan Avicenna
- 1037 Death and burial at Hamadan Avicenna
- 1048 Birth in Nishapur Omar Khayyam
- 1048 Death at Ghazni Al-Biruni
- 1068 Library visit in Bukhara Omar Khayyam
- 1070 Move to Samarkand Omar Khayyam
- 1074 Observatory work in Isfahan Omar Khayyam
- 1131 Death in Nishapur Omar Khayyam
- 1452 Born near Vinci Leonardo da Vinci