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"Al-Biruni and the Political History of India"[archive]. He was an impartial writer on customs and creeds of various nations, and was given the title al-Ustadh ("The Master") for his remarkable description of early 11th-century India.[12] He also made contributions to Earth sciences, and is regarded as the "father of geodesy" for his important contributions to that field, along with his significant contributions to geography.[16]

Life

He was born in the outer district of Kath, the capital of the Afrighid dynasty of Khwarezm (now a part of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan[17])[18] (or Chorasmia).[19] The word Biruni means "from the outer-district" in Persian, and so this became his nisba: "al-Bīrūnī" = "the Birunian".[19] Al-Biruni's relatives also took interest in the studies of science as well, so he grew up in an environment encouraging to his interests.

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  • ↑Kujundzić, E.; Masić, I. (1999). Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
  • ↑Noonan, George C. (July 2005). Encyclopaedia Britannica. p. 58. Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE.
  • ↑Healey, Christina (2006). He further argued that stating there is a change in the creator would mean there is a change in the effect (meaning the universe has change) and that the universe coming into being after not being is such a change (and so arguing there is no change – no beginning – means Aristotle believes the creator is negated).[33][34]

    Al-Biruni was proud of the fact that he followed the textual evidence of the religion without being influenced by Greek philosophers such as Aristotle.[33][34]

    Physics

    Al-Biruni contributed to the introduction of the scientific method to medieval mechanics.[54] He developed experimental methods to determine density, using a particular type of hydrostatic balance.[24]

    Geography and Geodesy

    See also: History of geodesy § Islamic world

    Bīrūnī devised a novel method of determining the earth's radius by means of the observation of the height of a mountain.

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  • ↑ 76.076.176.276.3S.H. The Chronology of Ancient Nations. Although he tried to stay away from political and military history, Biruni did indeed record important dates and noted actual sites of where significant battles occurred.

    "[Al-Biruni—a universal scientist]". p. 680. PMID 10386051.

  • ↑Levey, Martin (1973). "Al-Biruni and the Political History of India". ISBN . After him are Pope Damasus II, Pope Gregory VI, Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia, Wipo of Burgundy, Gyda of Sweden, and Adalbert, Duke of Lorraine.

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    • In Uzbekistan

    Among people born in Uzbekistan, Al-Biruni ranks 4 out of 190.

    Brill Archive. Al-Bīrūnī Commemoration Volume A.H.362-A.H.1362.