PERSON
Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar ibn al-Farrukhān al-Ṭabarī
| Name (arabic) |
أبو حفص عمر بن الفرّخان الطبري
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| Name (translit) |
Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar ibn al-Farrukhān al-Ṭabarī
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| Alias |
ʿUmar ibn al-Farrukhān al-Ṭabarī
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| Flourished |
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| Died |
197H/813J
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| Notes |
(From MAMS2): He was an astrologer, astronomer and architect under the commission of the Caliph al-Ma'mūn. He translated several works from Persian into Arabic, some of which are by the order of the Caliph. He was also involved in the establishment of the city of Baghdad. |
| Number in MAMS |
27
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| ismi_id |
103428
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Authored Works
8 works:Astrology
Kitāb al-uṣūl fī al-nujūm , كتاب العصول في النجوم
Masāʾil fī miʾah wa-thalāthīn bāb , مسائل في مائة وثلاثين باب
Mukhtaṣar masāʾil al-Qayṣarānī , مختصر مسائل القيصراني
Risālah dar ṣalawāt wa-aḥkām-i nujūm , رساله در صلوات و احكام نجوم
Astronomical Instruments
Kitāb al-ʿamal bi-al-asṭurlāb (ʿUmar ibn al-Farrukhān) , كتاب العمل بالأسطرلاب
Astronomical Tables/zījes
Kitāb al-ʿilal , كتاب العلل
Astronomy: General
Kitāb ittifāq al-falāsifah wa-ikhtilāfuhum fī khuṭūṭ al-kawākib (ʿUmar ibn al-Farrukhān) , كتاب إتّفاق الفلاسفة وإختلافهم في خطوط الكواكب
Astronomy: Theoretical/hayʾaẗ al-ʿālam
Fī hayʾat al-falak , في هيئة الفلك
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