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Al- Tusi

1. Year and birthplace, where studied

.Al tusi was born on February 24, 1201 in Tus. Unfortunately Al- Tusi died in 1274, Baghdad. Al- Tusi was a philosopher, medicine,  astronomer and mathematician. People say he is the greatest scienctist in medieval islam/ isaimic history. He studied in Neyshābūr. Al tusi lost his father at a young age. His father wanted one wish for him to get a scholarship to one of the best places to study.

2. What is discovery/invention/innovation?

.Al Tusi invented a geometrical technique called the Tusi couple. He discovered this in the 13th century 1247. It's a solution to latitudinal motion of the inferior planets. He discovered the law of the sines between the sum of angles in a right triangle. He also invented the planetary theory that orbits planets around the Sun in a circular motion.

4. How did this discovery/invention/innovation change or make a difference in their field? What is this contribution’s lasting impact? (until today).

.Al-Tusi made accurate tables of planetary motions, and critiques of ptolemaic astronomy. He also made trigonometry, biology, and chemistry.

People today use it everyday to teach others, like a cycle. Al Tusi discovered the meaning of the rainbow and how it works.

Life of Al-Tusi

. Al-Tusi lived his life as a philosopher, physician, astronomer, and mathematician. Regardless of  losing his father at a very young age, he followed his and his fathers passion for knowledge and studied in Neyshābūr, where he made innovative contributions to various fields. His inventions, such as the Tusi couple and his planetary theory, continue to have a lasting impact on astronomy and mathematics, while his accurate tables of planetary motions and discoveries in trigonometry, biology, and chemistry which we still use nowadays.

SOURCES

https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Al-Tusi_Nasir/ \                                                                           https://iep.utm.edu/

https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/35622

S., A.-H. S. T. (2012). 1001 inventions: The enduring legacy of muslim civilization. National Geographic.