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Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī

1029 - 1087

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Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Yaḥyā al-Naqqāsh al-Zarqālī al-Tujibi (Arabic: إبراهيم بن يحيى الزرقالي); also known as Al-Zarkali or Ibn Zarqala (1029–1100), was an Arab maker of astronomical instruments and an astrologer from the western part of the Islamic world. Although his name is conventionally given as al-Zarqālī, it is probable that the correct form was al-Zarqālluh. In Latin he was referred to as Arzachel or Arsechieles, a modified form of Arzachel, meaning 'the engraver'. He lived in Toledo, Al-Andalus before moving to Córdoba later in his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī is the 60th most popular astronomer (up from 81st in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from Spain (up from 304th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Astronomer.

Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī is most famous for his work on optics, Kitāb al-Manāzir. He is also credited with the invention of the camera obscura and the pinhole camera.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī ranks 60 out of 644. Before him are William Alfred Fowler, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Karl Ludwig Hencke, Jan Oort, Abu Maʿshar, and James Bradley. After him are Walter Baade, Jamshīd al-Kāshī, Antonie Pannekoek, John Flamsteed, Fred Hoyle, and Gerard Kuiper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1029, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī ranks 3. Before him are Alp Arslan, and Mahmud al-Kashgari. After him are Al-Mustansir Billah, Vseslav of Polotsk, and Theodosius of Kiev. Among people deceased in 1087, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī ranks 3. Before him are William the Conqueror, and Pope Victor III. After him are Solomon, King of Hungary, Bertha of Savoy, Constantine the African, Blot-Sweyn, William I, Count of Burgundy, Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, and Maria Dobroniega of Kiev.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī ranks 185 out of 3,355. Before him are Abd al-Rahman II (788), Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510), Carlota Joaquina of Spain (1775), Frederick III of Sicily (1272), Abraham ibn Ezra (1089), and Raúl (1977). After him are Peter IV of Aragon (1319), Hernando de Soto (1500), Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (1535), Marisa Paredes (1946), Pedro de Valdivia (1497), and Juan Pujol García (1912).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Spain

Among astronomers born in Spain, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī ranks 2. Before him are Avempace (1080). After him are Maslama al-Majriti (950), Antonio de Ulloa (1716), Josep Comas i Solà (1868), Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji (1200), and Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi (1220).

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