Abu Ali al-Hassan al-Marrakushi (Arabic: الحسن المراكشي; late 13th century) was a Magreb astronomer and mathematician from the Kingdom of Morocco . He was especially important in the field of trigonometry and practical astronomy. He wrote Jāmiʿ al-mabādiʾ wa’l-ghāyāt fī ʿilm al-mīqāt (Collection of the Principles and Objectives in the Science of Timekeeping), a treatise on spherical astronomy and astronomical instruments.[1] The first part was translated into French by the orientalist and astronomer Jean Jacques Emmanuel Sédillot during the early 19th century, and published after Sédillot's death.[2][page needed]
Abu Ali al-Hassan al-Marrakushi | |
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الحسن المراكشي | |
 The Jami‘ al-Mabadi’ wa’l-Ghayat, (Khalili Collection of Islamic Art) | |
| Born | fl. late 13th century |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main interests | Mathematics, astronomy |
| Notable works | Jāmiʿ al-mabādiʾ wa’l-ghāyāt fī ʿilm al-mīqāt (Collection of the Principles and Objectives in the Science of Timekeeping) |
The treatise, which was written in Cairo between 1276 and 1282, is regarded as the most complete source to have survived about medieval Islamic astronomical instruments.[3][page needed][4]
Legacy edit
The crater Al-Marrakushi on the Moon is named after him.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ Charette 2007, pp. 739–740.
- ^ Sédillot 1841.
- ^ Hernández Pérez 2021.
- ^ Rogers 2008, p. 311.
Sources edit
- Charette, François (2007). "Marrākushī: Sharaf al‐Dīn Abū ʿAlī al‐Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al‐Marrākushī". In Thomas Hockey; et al. (eds.). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0.
- Hernández Pérez, Azucena (2021). "Art and Science in al-Andalus in the Late Medieval Mediterranean Cultures: Almohad, Nasrid and Ayyubid Astrolabes and their Contexts". In Marcos Cobaleda, María (ed.). Artistic and Cultural Dialogues in the Late Medieval Mediterranean. Springer Nature. pp. 239–251. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-53366-3. ISBN 978-3-030-53366-3.
- Rogers, J. M. (2008). The Arts of Islam: Treasures from the Nasser D. Khalili Collection (Revised and expanded ed.). Abu Dhabi: Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC). OCLC 455121277.
- Sédillot, Louis‐Amélie (1841). Mémoire sur les Instruments Astronomiques des Arabes. Paris: Imprimerie Royale – via Internet Archive.
Further reading edit
- Abu Ali al-Hasan al-Marrakushi (1834). Traité des instruments astronomiques des Arabes. Translated by Sédillot, Jean-Jacques. Paris: Imprimerie Royale – via Internet Archive.
- "Collection of the Principles and Objectives in the Science of Timekeeping". Library of Congress. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- Suter, Heinrich (1900). Die Mathematiker und Astronomen der Araber und ihre Werke (in German). Leipzig: Teubner. pp. 144–145. OCLC 230703086.
- Laffitte, Roland (2012). Catalogue 2 : Abū ᶜAlī ‘Ḥasan al-Marrākušī (1282), in Le ciel des Arabes. Apport de l’uranographie arabe. Paris: Geuthner. pp. 167–185.