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Maslama al-Majriti

950 - 1007

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Abu al-Qasim Maslama ibn Ahmad al-Majriti (Arabic: أبو القاسم مسلمة بن أحمد المجريطي: c. 950–1007), known or Latin as Methilem, was a Muslim Arab astronomer, alchemist, mathematician, economist and Scholar in al-Andalus, active during the reign of Al-Hakam II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maslama al-Majriti has received more than 81,046 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Maslama al-Majriti is the 129th most popular astronomer (down from 125th in 2019), the 477th most popular biography from Spain (up from 519th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Astronomer.

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  • 64.80

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Maslama al-Majriti ranks 129 out of 644. Before him are Ali Qushji, Hermann Goldschmidt, Maria Mitchell, Alphonse Borrelly, Tom Gehrels, and Annibale de Gasparis. After him are E. M. Antoniadi, John Goodricke, Arthur Auwers, Auguste Charlois, James Dunlop, and Hermann Carl Vogel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 950, Maslama al-Majriti ranks 5. Before him are Erik the Red, Pope John XVII, Adelaide of Aquitaine, and Ibn Yunus. After him are Arslan Isra'il, Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Leo the Deacon, Mariam al-Asturlabi, Abhinavagupta, Bernard I, Duke of Saxony, and Olof Björnsson. Among people deceased in 1007, Maslama al-Majriti ranks 1. After him are Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani, and Urraca Fernández.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Maslama al-Majriti ranks 477 out of 3,355. Before him are Hasdai ibn Shaprut (910), Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon (1283), Galswintha (540), Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder (30), Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939), and Eleanor of Navarre (1426). After him are Dulce of Aragon (1160), Alonzo Cano (1601), Andrés Nin Pérez (1892), Violant of Aragon (1236), Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), and Bermudo II of León (953).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Spain

Among astronomers born in Spain, Maslama al-Majriti ranks 3. Before him are Avempace (1080), and Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (1029). After him are Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji (1200), Antonio de Ulloa (1716), Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi (1220), and Josep Comas i Solà (1868).

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