Mariam al-Asturlabi

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Mariam al-Asturlabi ( Arabic مريم الأسطرلابي, DMG Maryam al-Asṭurlābī ) or al-ʿIdschliyya bint al-ʿIdschli al-Asturlabi ( Arabic العجلية بنت العجلي الأسطرلابي, DMG al-ʿIǧliyya bt. al-ʿIǧlī -Asṭurlābī ) was an astronomer from Aleppo , in present-day Syria. al-Asturlabi lived in the 10th century a . Z. and created Astrolabia . According to muslimheritage.com, al-Asturlabi is the only documented female person who made astrolabia at the time, and she is also the only woman mentioned in al-Fihrist's work . Her real first name is not known, the first name Mariam was given to her by the Syrian Society for Archeology.

Life

Mariam al-Asturlabi was employed and worked at the court of Saif ad-Daula . She had taken over her profession from her father al-ʿIdschli al-Asturlabi, like him she was also a student of a person named Bitolus (actually Muhammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh Nastūlus ). This makes her an early representative of women in science. For her work, she was honored by 1001inventions as "Extraordinary Woman of the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization "; the asteroid (7060) Al-'Ijliya (see list of asteroids, numbers 7001 to 7500 ) was named after her. The person al-Asturlabi also served as the inspiration for the work of Binti by Nnedi Okorafor .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Women’s Contribution to Classical Islamic Civilization: Science, Medicine and Politics . muslimheritage.com, February 11, 2020; accessed on March 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ Emmet Asher-Perrin: The Inspiration for Nnedi Okorafor's Binti is a Muslim Scientist From the 10th Century . tor.com, June 2, 2016; accessed on March 8, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Mariam al-Asturlabi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES ʿIdschliyya bint al-ʿIdschli al-Asturlabi, al-; Mariam; مريم الأسطرلابي (Arabic); العجلية بنت العجلي الأسطرلابي (Arabic)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Astronomer from Aleppo
DATE OF BIRTH 10th century
DATE OF DEATH 10th century or 11th century