伊本·拉班
伊本·拉班全名庫什亞·伊本·拉班(Kushyar ibn Labban 971年-1029年),是一名中世紀時期的伊朗裔波斯吉蘭人,數學家、天文學家和地理學家。[1][2]主要著作包括《印度算術原理》(Kitab fi usul hisab al-Hind)和天文學、地理學方面的書籍。伊本·拉班是著名波斯數學家阿嘛德·納薩為的老師。
參考
- ^ Hockey, Thomas. Biographical encyclopedia of astronomers. New York: Springer. 2014: 1074. ISBN 9781441999184.
Kushyar ibn Labban was an eminent Iranian astronomer known for his work on astronomical handbooks (zijes) in addition to his work in mathematics and astrology.
- ^ Selin, Helaine. Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures. Berlin New York: Springer. 2008: 241 [2 December 2016]. ISBN 9781402049606.
Another important early treatise that publicized decimal numbers was Iranian mathematician and astronomer Kūshyār ibn Labbān’s (fl. 1000) Kitāb fī usūl hisāb al-hind (Principles of Hindu Reckoning), a leading arithmetic textbook.