Abu Ali al-Hasan al-Marrakushi

Abu Ali al-Hassan al-Marrakushi
الحسن المراكشي
The Jami‘ al-Mabadi’ wa’l-Ghayat, (Khalili Collection of Islamic Art)
Bornfl. late 13th century
Academic work
EraIslamic Golden Age
Main interestsMathematics, astronomy
Notable worksJāmiʿ al-mabādiʾ wa’l-ghāyāt fī ʿilm al-mīqāt (Collection of the Principles and Objectives in the Science of Timekeeping)

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 [fr] during the early 19th century, and published after Sédillot's death.[2][page needed]

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]

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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.

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