Abolfadl Harawi
Encyclopedia
Abolfadl Harawi was a 10th-century astronomer
from Rey
, Persia
who, along with al-Khujandi
, studied under the patronage of the Buyid dynasty.
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
from Rey
Rey, Iran
Rey or Ray , also known as Rhages and formerly as Arsacia, is the capital of Rey County, Tehran Province, Iran, and is the oldest existing city in the province....
, Persia
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
who, along with al-Khujandi
Al-Khujandi
Abu Mahmud Hamid ibn Khidr Khojandi was a Persian astronomer and mathematician who lived in the late 10th century and helped build an observatory near the city of Ray in Iran...
, studied under the patronage of the Buyid dynasty.
See also
- List of Iranian scientists