Abd al-Wahid , Badr al-Din Abd al-Wahid ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Hanafi (d. 1434 ), born in Mashhad , Iran , died in Kutahya , Turkey - Turkish astronomer .
| Abd al-Wahid | |
|---|---|
| Place of Birth | Mashhad , Iran |
| Date of death | 1434 |
| Place of death | Kutahya , Turkey |
| A country | Ottoman Empire |
| Scientific field | astronomy |
Content
Biography
Having left his hometown, he went to Antalya , where he studied with Muhammad ibn Hamza al-Fanari. Later he settled in Kutahya, where he taught at the Demirkapi Madrasah (later this school was named after al-Wahid).
Scientific activity
Abd al-Wahid wrote the following works on astronomy:
- Sharḥal ‐ Mulakhkhaṣ fī al ‐ hayʾa - commentary on the famous astronomy textbook written by Jagmini .
- Sharḥ Sī faṣl - commentary on the work of At-Tusi on practical astronomy.
- Maʿālim al ‐ awqāt wa ‐ sharḥuhu is a verse book (522 verses) that describes astrolabe and its practical application.
Literature
Used
- Topdemir H. ʿAbd al ‐ Wājid: Badr al ‐ Dīn ʿAbd al ‐ Wājid [Wāḥid] ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al Ḥ afanafī // The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers / Thomas Hockey (Ed. In chief). - New York: Springer, 2007 .-- P. 5-6. - 1341 p. - ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0 .
Recommended
- Matvievskaya G.P., Rosenfeld B.A. Mathematicians and astronomers of the Muslim Middle Ages and their works (VIII-XVII centuries). In 3 vols. M .: Nauka, 1983.
- Baltacı, C. (1976). XV — XVI. Asırlarda Osmanlı Medreseleri. İstanbul.
- İhsanoğlu, Ekmeleddin et al. (1997). Osmanlı Astronomi Literatürü Tarihi (OALT) (History of astronomy literature during the Ottoman period). Vol. 1, pp. 22-24 (no. 7). Istanbul: IRCICA.
- Sayili, Aydin (1948). "The Wâjidîya Madrasa of Kütahya, A Turkish Medieval Observatory?". 12 (47).
- Sayili, Aydin (1960). The Observatory in Islam. Ankara: Turkish Historical Society, esp. pp. 246, 254-255.