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Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji

1200 - 1204

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Nūr al-Dīn ibn Isḥaq al-Biṭrūjī (Arabic: نور الدين ابن إسحاق البطروجي, died c. 1204), known in the West by the Latinized name of Alpetragius, was an Arab astronomer and qadi in al-Andalus. Al-Biṭrūjī was the first astronomer to present the concentric spheres model as an alternative to the Ptolemaic system, with the planets borne by geocentric spheres. Another original aspect of his system was proposing a physical cause of celestial motions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji is the 247th most popular astronomer (down from 196th in 2019), the 804th most popular biography from Spain (down from 724th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji ranks 247 out of 644. Before him are Cleomedes, Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann, Josep Comas i Solà, Alfred Fowler, Benjamin Baillaud, and Charles T. Kowal. After him are Margherita Hack, Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke, James Ferguson, William Cranch Bond, Bertil Lindblad, and Halton Arp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200, Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji ranks 37. Before him are Suleiman II, Lembitu, Roger de Moulins, Dirk VII, Count of Holland, Kilij Arslan III, and Guillaume de Sonnac. After him are Garnier de Nablus, Poppo von Osterna, Matthew Paris, Sayf al-Din Ghazi I, Gilbert Horal, and Alix, Duchess of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1204, Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji ranks 17. Before him are Michael Glykas, Sinjong of Goryeo, Guttorm of Norway, Minamoto no Yoriie, Marie of Champagne, and Suleiman II.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji ranks 804 out of 3,355. Before him are Andregoto Galíndez (910), Juan de Garay (1528), Lubna of Córdoba (922), Francisco de Bobadilla (1500), Achraf Hakimi (1998), and Ricardo Viñes (1875). After him are Domingo de Soto (1494), Sunyer, Count of Barcelona (900), Francisco Álvarez Martínez (1925), Nasr of Granada (1287), Joaquín Peiró (1936), and Wallada bint al-Mustakfi (null).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Spain

Among astronomers born in Spain, Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji ranks 6. Before him are Avempace (1080), Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (1029), Maslama al-Majriti (950), Antonio de Ulloa (1716), and Josep Comas i Solà (1868). After him are Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi (1220).

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