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Ibn Yunus

950 - 1009

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Abu al-Hasan 'Ali ibn Abi al-Said 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad ibn Yunus ibn Abd al-'Ala al-Sadafi al-Misri (Egyptian Arabic: ابن يونس; c. 950 – 1009) was an important Egyptian astronomer and mathematician, whose works are noted for being ahead of their time, having been based on meticulous calculations and attention to detail. He is one of the famous Muslim astronomers who appeared after Al-Battani and Abu al-Wafa' al-Buzjani, and he was perhaps the greatest astronomer of his time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Yunus has received more than 123,003 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Ibn Yunus is the 185th most popular mathematician (up from 195th in 2019), the 211th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 205th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Egyptian Mathematician.

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.20

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  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Ibn Yunus ranks 185 out of 823. Before him are Michael Atiyah, Jean-Pierre Serre, Camille Jordan, Maria Reiche, Étienne-Louis Malus, and Theaetetus. After him are Paul Guldin, Vladimir Arnold, Al-Karaji, Antoine Augustin Cournot, Scipione del Ferro, and Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 950, Ibn Yunus ranks 4. Before him are Erik the Red, Pope John XVII, and Adelaide of Aquitaine. After him are Maslama al-Majriti, Leo the Deacon, Abhinavagupta, Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Bernard I, Duke of Saxony, Olof Björnsson, Mariam al-Asturlabi, and William I of Provence. Among people deceased in 1009, Ibn Yunus ranks 4. Before him are Pope John XVIII, Bruno of Querfurt, and Mokjong of Goryeo. After him are Pietro II Orseolo and Tilopa.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Ibn Yunus ranks 211 out of 582. Before him are Al-Maqrizi (1364), Neferure (-1500), Meketaten (-1348), Ahmed ‘Urabi (1841), Psusennes II (-1100), and Huda Sha'arawi (1879). After him are Hor (-1800), Abdel Halim Hafez (1929), Iry-Hor (-3101), Prince Rahotep (-2700), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), and Achilles Tatius (200).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Egypt

Among mathematicians born in Egypt, Ibn Yunus ranks 10. Before him are Hero of Alexandria (10), Ctesibius (-284), Pappus of Alexandria (290), Theon of Alexandria (335), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), and Ahmes (-1680). After him are Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam (850).

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