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Jamshid al-Kashi
Persian astronomer and mathematician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ghiyāth al-Dīn Jamshīd Masʿūd al-Kāshī (or al-Kāshānī)[2] (Persian: غیاث الدین جمشید کاشانی Ghiyās-ud-dīn Jamshīd Kāshānī) (c. 1380 Kashan, Iran – 22 June 1429 Samarkand, Transoxania) was an astronomer and mathematician during the reign of Tamerlane.
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Ghiyāth al-Dīn Jamshīd Kāshānī | |
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![]() Opening bifolio of a manuscript of al-Kashi's Miftah al-Hisab. Copy created in Safavid Iran, dated 1656 | |
Title | al-Kashi |
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Born | c. 1380 |
Died | 22 June 1429 (1429-06-23) (aged 48) |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic Golden Age-Timurid Renaissance |
Region | Iran |
Main interest(s) | Astronomy, Mathematics |
Notable idea(s) | Pi decimal determination to the 16th place Law of cosines |
Notable work(s) | Sullam al-Sama |
Occupation | Persian Muslim scholar |
Muslim leader | |
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Much of al-Kāshī's work was not brought to Europe and still, even the extant work, remains unpublished in any form.[3]