Ghiyāth al-Dīn Jamshīd Kāshānī | |
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;_Miftah_al-Hisab_signed_ibn_Muhammad_Mu%27min_Taj_al-Din_al-Shirazi,_Iran,_dated_31_May_1656.jpg) Opening bifolio of a manuscript of al-Kashi's Miftah al-Hisab. Copy created in Safavid Iran, dated 1656 | |
| Title | al-Kashi |
| Personal | |
| Born | c. 1380 |
| Died | 22 June 1429 (aged 48) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age-Timurid Renaissance |
| Region | Iran |
| Main interest(s) | Astronomy, Mathematics |
| Notable idea(s) | Pi decimal determination to the 16th place Law of cosines |
| Notable work(s) | Sullam al-Sama |
| Occupation | Persian Muslim scholar |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced | |
Ghiyāth al-Dīn Jamshīd Masʿūd al-Kāshī (or al-Kāshānī)[2] (Persian: غیاث الدین جمشید کاشانی Ghiyās-ud-dīn Jamshīd Kāshānī) (c. 1380 Kashan, Iran – 22 June 1429 Samarkand, Transoxania) was an astronomer and mathematician during the reign of Tamerlane.
Much of al-Kāshī's work was not brought to Europe and still, even the extant work, remains unpublished in any form.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ [1] iranicaonline.org