Name. The name of al-Biruni is derived from the Persian word bīrūn (meaning 'outskirts'), as he was born in an outlying district of Kath, the capital of the Afrighid Khwarazmshahs.. Life. He was born in the outer district of Kath, the capital of the Afrighid dynasty of Khwarezm (Chorasmia) in Central Asia – now part of the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan in the northwest of …

modifier Al-Biruni statue à Vienne , Pavillon des érudits . Abū l-Rayḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī (en persan: ابو الریحان محمّد بن احمد البیرونی , Abû l-Rayhân Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Bîrûnî), né le 4 , ou le 15 septembre 973 à Kath , Khwarezm (Grand Iran et actuel Ouzbékistan), mort le 13 décembre 1048 , ou vers 1052 à Ghazni (Afghanistan ...

Earth's circumference is the distance around Earth.. Measurement of Earth's circumference has been important to navigation since ancient times. The first known scientific measurement and calculation was done by Eratosthenes, who achieved a great degree of precision in his computation. Treated as a sphere, determining Earth's circumference would be its single most …

Abu Raihan Al-Biruni (15 September 973 - 13 Disember 1048) merupakan seorang ahli matematik, astronomi, ahli fizik, cendekiawan, penulis ensiklopedia, ahli falsafah, ahli astrologi, pengembara, pakar sejarah, ahli farmasi dan guru yang banyak menyumbang kepada bidang matematik, falsafah, perubatan dan sains dari Persia.Karya agungnya ialah Rasa'll al-Biruni, …