Qutb al-Din Shirazi | |
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 Epicyclic planetary model in a medieval manuscript by Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi. | |
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| Born | October 1236 |
| Died | 7 February 1311 (aged 75) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Sunni |
| Main interest(s) | Mathematics, Astronomy, medicine, science and philosophy |
| Notable work(s) | Almagest, The Royal Present, Pearly Crown, etc. |
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Qotb al-Din Mahmoud b. Zia al-Din Mas'ud b. Mosleh Shirazi (Persian: قطبالدینْ محمود بن ضیاءالدینْ مسعود بن مصلح شیرازی; 1236–1311) was a 13th-century Persian[1][2] polymath and poet who made contributions to astronomy, mathematics, medicine, physics, music theory, philosophy and Sufism.[3][4]
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica "Quṭb ad-Dīn ash-Shīrāzī Persian scholar"
- ^ Ben-Menahem, Ari (2009). Historical Encyclopedia of Natural and Mathematical Sciences (1st ed.). Berlin: Springer. p. 648. ISBN 978-3-540-68831-0.
It is remarkable that Dietrich's theory of the rainbow was proposed at about the same time by the Persian Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi (1281).
- ^ Sayyed ʿAbd-Allāh Anwār, Encyclopædia Iranica, "QOṬB-AL-DIN ŠIRĀZI, Maḥmud b. Żiāʾ-al-Din Masʿud b. Moṣleḥ"
- ^ Selin, Helaine (2008). Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures. Berlin New York: Springer. p. 157. ISBN 9781402049606.
Qutb al-Dīn Mahmūd ibn Mas'ūd al-Shīrāzī (1236–1311) was a Persian scientist and philosopher.