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Habash al-hāsib was one of the earliest Muslim astronomers and a major contributor to the development of trigonometry. He was born in Marw, Turkestan (modern Mary, Turkmenistan) and died between AD 864 and 874...
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Throughout history people have lived in areas where there are few rivers and where the direct collection of rainwater from roofs, paved courtyards, hillsides, or rock surfaces is one of the best available meth...
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Abū al-Qāsim Ismā‹īl Ibn ‹Abbād Ibn al- ‹Abbās Ibn ‹Abbād Ibn Aḥmad Ibn Idrīs, also known as Kāfī al-Kufāt, and al-Ṣāḥib, was a famous vizier and man of letters of the Buwayhid period. There is disagreement ab...