About Abu Nasr Mansur
Lived 960 – 1036 (aged 75–76). Abu Nasr Mansur was a mathematician and astronomer, known for Trigonometry.
Abū Naṣr Manṣūr ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿIrāq al-Jaʿdī (; c. 960 – 1036) was a Persian Muslim mathematician and astronomer. He is well known for his work with the spherical sine law.
Abu Nasri Mansur was born in Gilan, Persia, to the ruling family of Khwarezm, the Afrighids. He was thus a prince within the political sphere. He was a student of Abu'l-Wafa and a teacher of and also an important colleague of the mathematician, Al-Biruni. Together, they were responsible for great discoveries in mathematics and dedicated many works to one another.
Most of Abu Nasri's work focused on mathematics, but some of his writings were on astronomy. In mathematics, he had many important writings on trigonometry, which were developed from the writings of Ptolemy. He also preserved the writings of Menelaus of Alexandria and reworked many of the Greeks theorems.
He died in the Ghaznavid Empire (modern-day Afghanistan) near the city of Ghazna.
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Who was Abu Nasr Mansur?
Persian mathematician and astronomer (c. 960 – 1036)
When was Abu Nasr Mansur born?
Abu Nasr Mansur was born in 960 in Gilan Province, Khwarazm.
When did Abu Nasr Mansur die?
Abu Nasr Mansur died in 1036 in Ghazni.
What was Abu Nasr Mansur's occupation?
Abu Nasr Mansur was a mathematician and astronomer.
What was Abu Nasr Mansur known for?
Abu Nasr Mansur was known for Trigonometry.
What nationality was Abu Nasr Mansur?
Abu Nasr Mansur's recorded nationality: Afrighids, Ma'munids, Ghaznavid Empire.
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