Question of the Week #1
Name the two Muslim physicist who are referenced most often during the Renaissance for contributions made to physics?
Answer:
Abu Arrayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni
Born: 15 Sept 973 in Kath, Khwarazm (now Kara-Kalpakskaya, Uzbekistan)
Died: 13 Dec 1048 in Ghazna (now Ghazni, Afganistan) www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk
Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham
Born: 965 in (possibly) Basra, Persia (now Iraq)
Died: 1040 in (possibly) Cairo, Egypt www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk
Answer:
Abu Arrayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni
Born: 15 Sept 973 in Kath, Khwarazm (now Kara-Kalpakskaya, Uzbekistan)
Died: 13 Dec 1048 in Ghazna (now Ghazni, Afganistan) www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk
Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham
Born: 965 in (possibly) Basra, Persia (now Iraq)
Died: 1040 in (possibly) Cairo, Egypt www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk


