Jabir ibn Aflah

Jābir ibn Aflaḥ
Jābir ibn Aflaḥ
	Fictional portrait by Eulogia Merle for the Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (2011)
Born	1100 CE; Seville, al-Andalus
Died	1150 CE
Academic work
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Main interests	Astronomy, Mathematics
Notable works	Iṣlāḥ al-Majisṭi (Correction of the Almagest)
Notable ideas	Torquetum;
Influenced	Averroes, Nur ad-Din al-Betrugi

Abū Muḥammad Jābir ibn Aflaḥ (Arabic: أبو محمد جابر بن أفلح, Latin: Geber/Gebir; 1100–1150) was an Arab^[1]^[2] Muslim astronomer and mathematician from Seville, who was active in 12th century al-Andalus. His work Iṣlāḥ al-Majisṭi (Correction of the Almagest) influenced Islamic, Jewish, and Christian astronomers.^[3]

^ Schlager, Neil; Lauer, Josh (2001). Science and Its Times: 700-1449. Gale Group. ISBN 9780787639341.
^ Publishing, Britannica Educational (2013). Portugal and Spain. Britanncia Educational Publishing. ISBN 9781615309931.
^ Calvo 2007.

Jābir ibn Aflaḥ
Fictional portrait by Eulogia Merle for the Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (2011)
Born	1100 CE Seville, al-Andalus
Died	1150 CE

Academic work
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Main interests	Astronomy, Mathematics
Notable works	Iṣlāḥ al-Majisṭi (Correction of the Almagest)
Notable ideas	Torquetum
Influenced	Averroes, Nur ad-Din al-Betrugi