Albategnius
latin name of .
historical examples
this improvement was due to the famous albategnius, whose work in other fields we shall examine in a moment.
a history of science, volume 2(of 5) henry smith williams
albategnius was a student of the ptolemaic astronomy, but he was also a practical observer.
a history of science, volume 2(of 5) henry smith williams
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