Jamshid al-Kashi
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Jamshid al-Kashi was a prominent 15th-century Persian mathematician and astronomer renowned for his advances in numerical methods, precise astronomical calculations, and early use of decimal fractions.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghiyath al-Din Jamshid al-Kashi | 4 |
| Ghyath al-Din Jamshid ibn Masʿud al-Kashi | 1 |
| Jamshid al-Kashi canonical | 1 |
| al-Kashi | 1 |
| al-Kāshī | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Jamshid al-Kashi Context triple: [Islamic mathematics, majorFigure, Jamshid al-Kashi]
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Al-Qushji
Al-Qushji was a 15th-century Persian astronomer, mathematician, and theologian known for his influential work in observational astronomy and for challenging aspects of Aristotelian cosmology within the Islamic scientific tradition.
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Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a 13th-century Persian polymath renowned for his influential works in astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and theology.
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Al-Karaji
Al-Karaji was a pioneering medieval Persian mathematician known for advancing algebra, developing early forms of mathematical induction, and contributing significantly to the theory of polynomials and binomial coefficients.
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Ibn al-Shatir
Ibn al-Shatir was a 14th-century Syrian astronomer and timekeeper whose innovative planetary models anticipated key features of the later Copernican system.
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Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni was an 11th-century Persian polymath renowned for his pioneering works in astronomy, mathematics, geography, and comparative religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jamshid al-Kashi Target entity description: Jamshid al-Kashi was a prominent 15th-century Persian mathematician and astronomer renowned for his advances in numerical methods, precise astronomical calculations, and early use of decimal fractions.
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A.
Al-Qushji
Al-Qushji was a 15th-century Persian astronomer, mathematician, and theologian known for his influential work in observational astronomy and for challenging aspects of Aristotelian cosmology within the Islamic scientific tradition.
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B.
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a 13th-century Persian polymath renowned for his influential works in astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and theology.
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C.
Al-Karaji
Al-Karaji was a pioneering medieval Persian mathematician known for advancing algebra, developing early forms of mathematical induction, and contributing significantly to the theory of polynomials and binomial coefficients.
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D.
Ibn al-Shatir
Ibn al-Shatir was a 14th-century Syrian astronomer and timekeeper whose innovative planetary models anticipated key features of the later Copernican system.
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E.
Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni was an 11th-century Persian polymath renowned for his pioneering works in astronomy, mathematics, geography, and comparative religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian astronomer
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Persian mathematician ⓘ astronomer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Jamshid al-Kashi
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surface form:
Ghiyath al-Din Jamshid al-Kashi
Jamshid al-Kashi ⓘ
surface form:
Ghyath al-Din Jamshid ibn Masʿud al-Kashi
Jamshid al-Kashi ⓘ
surface form:
al-Kāshī
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| birthPlace |
Kashan
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Persia ⓘ Timurid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Timurid Empire
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Timurid dynasty
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surface form:
Timurid Empire
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| employer | Ulugh Beg ⓘ |
| era | 15th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Persians ⓘ |
| familyName |
Jamshid al-Kashi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
al-Kashi
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| fieldOfWork |
arithmetic
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astronomy ⓘ mathematics ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ |
| givenName | Jamshid ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern European mathematicians
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later Islamic mathematicians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic mathematicians
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Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advances in numerical methods
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development of iterative methods ⓘ early use of decimal fractions ⓘ high-precision computation of pi ⓘ precise astronomical calculations ⓘ systematic treatment of arithmetic in Islamicate mathematics ⓘ work on trigonometric tables ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Ulugh Beg observatory
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surface form:
Samarkand observatory
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| notableAchievement |
computed pi to many sexagesimal places
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constructed accurate sine tables ⓘ developed methods similar to Horner’s method ⓘ gave algorithms equivalent to modern decimal fractions ⓘ provided detailed rules for operations with decimal fractions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Key to Arithmetic
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Miftah al-Hisab ⓘ Nihayat al-idrak fi dirayat al-aflak ⓘ Risala al-Muhitiyya ⓘ Sullam al-Sama ⓘ The Ultimate Understanding of the Knowledge of the Heavens ⓘ Treatise on the Circumference ⓘ |
| occupation | scholar ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| studentOf | Qadi Zada al-Rumi ⓘ |
| workLocation | Samarkand ⓘ |
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