Al-Karaji

Tenth-Century Mathematician and Engineer

Physicians, Scientists, and Mathematicians of the Islamic World

Tenth-century mathematician al-Karaji is best known for his writings on algebra and for freeing algebra from geometry. The scholar spent most of his life in Baghdad, where he established a school for algebra and served as a vizier for the Abbasid government. Al-Karaji also was an accomplished engineer who wrote extensively on water extraction. Many of his hydrological ideas are still used in the Middle East today. While some modern scholars question his originality, others maintain he was an important transition between ancient mathematics and modern algebra.

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Reading Level: 6

Interest Level: 6-12+

Product type : Library Bound Book
ISBN : 978-1-5081-7143-0
Author : Susan Nichols
Copyright : 2017
Language : English
Category : Biographies, World History
Pages : 112
Trim : 6" x 9"
Dewey : 510.92--dc23
Subject : Biographies, World History
Binding : Library
Bibliography • Detailed Table of Contents • Full-Color Photographs • Further Information Section • Glossary • Illustrations • Index • Primary Sources • Sidebars • Websites

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