Ibrahim ibn Sinan
Ibrahim ibn Sinan ibn Thabit ibn Qurra (Ibrahim ibn Sinan; 908, Baghdad – 946) was an Arabic mathematician and astronomer who studied geometry and in particular tangents to circles. He also made advances in the theory of integration. He is often referenced as one of the most important mathematicians in the medieval Islamic world.
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908 births | 946 deaths | 10th century mathematicians | Arab mathematicians | Geometers