Ahmad Nahavandi
8/9th century Persian astronomer
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Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Nahawandi (Persian: احمد نهاوندى), also called al-Nahawandi, was an 8th/9th century Persian astronomer. His name indicates that he was from Nahavand, now in modern Iran.
Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Nahawandi' | |
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احمد نهاوندى | |
| Born | fl. 8/9th century |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
Main interests | Astronomy |
Life
Al-Nahawandi lived and worked at the Academy of Gundishapur, in Khuzestan, Iran, at the time of Yahya ibn Khalid ibn Barmak, the provincial governor and all-powerful long-time vizier to Caliph Harun al-Rashid. Al-Nahawandi is reported to have been making astronomical observations at the academy in around 800.[1] He and the astronomer and mathematician Mashallah ibn Athari were among the earliest Islamic era astronomers who flourished during the reign of al-Mansur, the second Abbasid caliph.[citation needed]