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Al-Khwarizmi
الجبر والمقابلة: علم جديد يولد في بغداد.
Al-Biruni
الآثار الباقية: يقيس محيط الأرض.
Omar Khayyam
الجبر والتقويم الجلالي والرباعيات.
The observatory
نجوم السماء بأدوات الأرض: أسطرلابات المتحف.
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Overview
A path through the people of number: al-Khwarizmi founds algebra, al-Biruni measures the earth, and Omar Khayyam reforms the calendar. Mathematics is the science of civilization.
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islam.museum contributors. “Mathematics and the Stars”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-math-stars/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.