Ahmed ibn Sahl al-Balkhi
Abu Zaid Ahmed ibn Sahl al-Balkhi was an Afghan mathematician who lived in the 10th century.
Born in Shamistiyan, in the Persian province of Balkh (Present Day Afghanistan), he was a member of the Imamiya sect and a disciple of al-Kindi.
Of the many books ascribed to him in the al-Fihrist by Ibn al-Nadim, one can note the excellency of mathematics; on certitude in astrology.
His "Figures of the Climates" (Suwar al-aqalim) consisted chiefly of geographical maps.
Sources
- M. J. de Goeje: Die Istakhri-Balkhi Frage (Z. d. deutschen morgenl. Ges., vol. 25, 42–58, 1871).
- H. Suter: Die Mathematiker und Astronomen der Araber (211, 1900).
See also
- List of Afghan scientists
- List of Iranian scientists
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