Abiyun al-Bitriq

Abiyun al-Bitriq (Arabic: ابيون البطريق, abiyūn al-biṭrīq, fl. 630 CE[1]) was a mathematician and a maker of astronomical instruments at the beginnings of Islam.[2] He is mentioned in al-Qifti's Tarikh al-Hukama as Anibun (أنبون, anibūn),[a] and al-Nadim's Fihrist.[b][1] His name is not certain,[2] and it was probably Apion (Ancient Greek: Ἀπίων)[3] or Apion Patrikios (Ancient Greek: Ἀπίων Πατρίκιος).[1] He wrote a book, now lost, titled "On Operating the Planispherical Astrolabe" (Arabic: كتاب العمل بالاسطرلاب المسطح, kitāb al-ʿamal bi-l-asṭurlāb al-musaṭṭaḥ)[1][2]

Notes

  1. ^ Ta'rīḫ al-Ḥukamā', أنبون page ٧١ (71) in Lippert's edition (Lippert 1903)[2]
  2. ^ Kitāb al-Fihrist, ابيون البطريق page ٢٧٠ (270) in Flügel's edition (Flügel 1871)[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bladel 2008
  2. ^ a b c d e Sezgin 1978
  3. ^ Flügel 1871, p. 24

Bibliography

  • Bladel, Kevin van (2008). "Abiyūn al-biṭrīq". In Keyser, Paul T.; Irby-Massie, Georgia L. (eds.). The encyclopedia of ancient natural scientists the Greek tradition and its many heirs. London: Routledge. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-203-46273-7.
  • Flügel, Gustav, ed. (1871). Kitâb al-Fihrist; Mit anmerkungen herausgegeben (in German and Arabic). Vol. 1. Leipzig: Berlag von F.C.W. Vogel.
  • Lippert, Julius, ed. (1903). Ibn al-Qifṭī's Ta'rīḫ al-Ḥukamā' (in German and Arabic). Leipzig: Dieterichsche Verlagsbuchhandlung.
  • Sezgin, Fuat (1978). Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums (in German). Vol. 6. Leiden: Brill. p. 103. ISBN 90-04-05878-8.