Tuesday 10 May 2011

Al-Khawarizmi People of Islamic Intellectual

People of the full name of Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (780-846 AD) is a Muslim intellectuals who contributed much of his work in the fields of mathematics, geofrafi, music and history. From namanyalah term algorithm is taken.

Born in Khwarizmi, Uzbekistan in 194 H/780 AD Brilliance and wit delivered into the environment of Dar al-Hukama (House of Wisdom), an institute of research and development of science, founded by Mamun Ar-Rashid, a famous Abbasid caliph.

Reckoning al-Jabr wa al-Muqabla (pengutuhan back and benchmarking) and Al-Jama 'at-Tafriq bi wa al-Hind Hisab (add and subtract in math Hindus) are two of the works of al-Khwarizmi in the field of mathematics that is
important. Both works are much describes the linear and quadratic equations, calculation and integration of the equation with 800 different examples, the negative signs that were previously not known to the Arab nation. In Al-Jama'wa at-tafriq, Al-Khwarizmi describes the ins and outs of the use of numbers including the number zero in everyday life. The work was also translated into Latin. Al-Khwarizmi also believed to be the inventor of zero.

Donations Al-Khwarizmi in goniometry also remarkable. Table angle geometry associated with the sine function and tangent line tangent has helped European scientists to understand more about the current algebra.

Besides mathematics, Al-Khwarizmi also known as an astronomer. Under the Caliph Ma'mun a team of astronomers led successfully to determine the size and shape of a circle of the earth. This research was conducted in Sanjar and Palmyra. The result is only a difference of 2.877 foot diameter Earth is actually an extraordinary calculation can be done at that time with limited equipment owned. Al-Khwarizmi also compiled a book about the timing based on the shadow of the sun-baying.

Al-Khwarizmi was also a geographer. His book al-Ardi letter (form of fine earth), became the basis of geography Arabic. Work is still stored in Strassberg, Germany. In addition to experts in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, and geography of Al-Khwarizmi also an expert in the art of music. In one of her math book, Al-Khwarizmi also wrote music theory. The influence of this book arrived in Europe and is considered as an introduction to the world of Arabic music latin. By leaving the works of magnitude as the largest and leading scientists of his day, Al-Khwarizmi died in 262 H/846 AD in Baghdad.

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