About Badi' al-Asturlabi
Badi' al-Asturlabi was an astronomer, physician, philosopher, writer, poet and astrologer.
Badīʿ Al-Zaman Abu al-Qasim Hibatallah Ibn Al-Ḥusayn more commonly known as al-Badīʿ al-Asṭurlābī, was a prominent medieval Arab physician, philosopher, astronomer, and poet of the Islamic Golden Age.
Biography Al-Badi' al-Asturlabi birth place and date is unknown. He is recorded to have lived in Isfahan in 510 AH (1116–7 AD) and was in contact with the Christian Arab physician Ibn al-Tilmidh (1074–1165).
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Who was Badi' al-Asturlabi?
Iraqi astronomer, philosopher and poet
When was Badi' al-Asturlabi born?
Badi' al-Asturlabi was born in Baghdad.
When did Badi' al-Asturlabi die?
Badi' al-Asturlabi died in 1139 in Baghdad.
What was Badi' al-Asturlabi's occupation?
Badi' al-Asturlabi was an astronomer, physician, philosopher, writer, poet and astrologer.
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