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Preferred term
Biruni
Definition
- Abu ‘l-Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, one of the greatest Muslim astronomers, geographers, and scientists, was an advocate of empirical science and a practitioner of the experimental and comparative methods. One of the most original and prolific medieval scientific writers in the natural sciences, al-Biruni was born in the city of Kat (now Biruni, in Uzbekistan), the ancient capital of Khorezm, south of the Aral Sea. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Biruni (973–1048)]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Biruni
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