Al-biruni Master Astronomer And Influential Muslim Scholar of Eleventh-century Persia

Few biographies of al-Biruni exist in English, and this is the first for young adults. Al-Biruni studies medicine, physics, philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy, and possessed a profoundly stunning intellect. He helped develop mathematics, from trigonometry to calculus, mapped cities and the distances between them, and inspired others in the virtuous pursuit of knowledge. Supports history-social science context standards mandating exploration of intellectual exchanges and contributions of Muslim scholars, and their influence on the science, geography, mathematics, philosophy, and medicine of later civilizations.Scheppler, Bill is the author of 'Al-biruni Master Astronomer And Influential Muslim Scholar of Eleventh-century Persia', published 2006 under ISBN 9781404205123 and ISBN 1404205128.