Muslim Medieval scientists Flashcards
What did Jabir Ibn Hayyan do?
Systematized the process of distillation
Paved the way for classifications of substance into metals, non-metals and volatile substances and the law of constant proportions.
What did Ibn Sina do?
The Cannon of Medicine was the first book dealing with Experimental Medicine, evidence-based medicine, randomized controlled trials and efficacy tests.
What did Ibn Al-Nafis do?
Discovery of the blood’s circulatory system, which was rediscovered by modern science after a lapse of three centuries.
What did Ibn Zakariya Al-Razi do?
First to use opium for anesthesia
First do draw clear comparisons between smallpox and chickenpox
What did Al-Haitham do?
The first to describe accurately various parts of the eye and give a scientific explanation of the process of vision.
What did Mohammad Bin Musa Al-Khawarizmi do?
Founder of several branches and basic concepts of Mathematics
Founder of Algebra
What did Nasir Al-Din Al Tusi do?
Major contribution in Spherical Trigonometry which was compiled as a new subject in its own right for the first time
Produced new astronomical tables
What did Ibn Ahmad Al-Biruni do?
First to undertake experiments related to astronomical phenomena.
Accurate determination of the densities of 18 different stones
Developed a method for trisection of an angle and other problems which cannot be solved with a ruler and a compass alone
Earth rotates on its axis
What did Al-Battani do?
Accurately determined Solar year
What did Abbas Ibn Firnas do?
First to make glass from stones
Designed a water clock
Produced the first example of an early parachute - the first man to fly
Who systematized the process of distilation?
Jabir Ibn Hayyan
Who wrote the Cannon of Medicine?
Ibn Sina
Who discovered the blood’s circulatory system?
Ibn Al-Nafis
Who drew clear comparisons between smallpox and chickenpox?
Ibn Zakariya Al-Razi
Who was the Father of Optics?
Al-Haitham
