Great Minds of Islamic Science

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Who was the greatest astronomer of his time and remained influential until Copernicus cited him in his book?

  • Al-Battani (correct)
  • Al-Biruni
  • Al-Mas`udi
  • Ibn Sina

Who was a historian, geographer, geologist, astronomer, and mathematician, known for his methodological and critical-thinking mind, tolerance, and love of truth?

  • Al-Battani
  • Al-Biruni (correct)
  • Al-Mas`udi
  • Ibn Sina

Who presented the Aristotelian tradition as the "remedy for the soul"?

  • Ibn Sina (correct)
  • Al-Mas`udi
  • Al-Battani
  • Al-Biruni

Whose work discouraged original investigations and sterilized intellectual life after him?

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Who combined history and "scientific geography" in his account of the world?

<p>Al-Mas`udi (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Whose encyclopedia of medical knowledge superseded previous works and remained supreme in Muslim lands and Europe for six centuries?

<p>Ibn Sina (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who instigated long exchanges with Ibn Sina on topics related to motion, force, vacuum, and infinity?

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  • Al-Battani was a Muslim astronomer from Harran who died in Al-Raqqa, near Samarra. He was the greatest astronomer of his time and his work remained influential until Copernicus cited him in his book.
  • Al-Mas`udi was an Arab historian and geographer from Baghdad who died in Cairo. He combined history and "scientific geography" in his account of the world.
  • Al-Biruni was a polymath from Khwarizm who spent time in India and died in Ghazna. He was a historian, sociologist, geographer, geologist, astronomer, physicist, mathematician, and philosopher. He was known for his methodological and critical-thinking mind, tolerance, and love of truth.
  • Ibn Sina was a philosopher, physician, mathematician, and astronomer from near Bukhara who died in Hamadan. He was the most famous scientist of Islam and presented the Aristotelian tradition as the "remedy for the soul."
  • Ibn Sina's Al-Qanun fi-l-tibb was an encyclopedia of medical knowledge that superseded previous works and remained supreme in Muslim lands and Europe for six centuries.
  • Ibn Sina's interests in mathematics were more philosophical than technical, and he made astronomical observations but was more interested in questions related to motion, force, vacuum, and infinity.
  • Al-Biruni instigated long exchanges with Ibn Sina on these topics, which are considered "one of the highlights of Islamic intellectual history and in fact medieval natural philosophy and science in general."
  • Ibn Sina's accomplishments were so complete that his work discouraged original investigations and sterilized intellectual life after him.

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