About Al-Isfahani
Born 1000. Al-Isfahani was an Iranian mathematician.
Abu al-Fath Mahmud ibn Muhammad ibn Qasim ibn Fadl al-Isfahani, Latinized Abalphatus Asphahanensis, was a 10th-century Persian mathematician. He flourished probably around 982 AD in Isfahan.
He gave a better Arabic edition of the Conics of Apollonius and commented on the first books. The Conics had been translated a century before by Hilal al-Himsi (books 1–4) and Thabit ibn Qurra (books 5–7).
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Who was Al-Isfahani?
Iranian mathematician
When was Al-Isfahani born?
Al-Isfahani was born in 1000.
What was Al-Isfahani's occupation?
Al-Isfahani was a mathematician.
What nationality was Al-Isfahani?
Al-Isfahani was Iranian.
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· DBpedia: Abu al-Fath al-Isfahani
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