Al-Biruni
Subtitle: master astronomer and Muslim scholar of the eleventh century
By: Bill Scheppler.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Great Muslim philosophers and scientists of the Middle Ages
Publisher: Rosen Pub. Group
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 973?-1048.; Scientists -- Uzbekistan -- Biography.; Scientists -- Iran -- Biography.; Muslim scientists -- Uzbekistan -- Biography.; Muslim scientists -- Iran -- Biography.; Science -- Middle East -- History -- To 1500.; Islam and science -- History -- To 1500.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Focus on the Middle East; title: Islam in the Middle Ages; title: The man and his studies; title: Struggle and instability; title: In the court of the Mamanids; title: In the court of the Ghaznawids; title: A master of astronomy; title: al-Biruni's key writings; title: Timeline.