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Al-Khazini

Type Figure Region Khwarazm Time c. 1115–1180 Also known as Abu al-Fath al-Khazini、Abu'l-Fath al-Khazini、Al-Khazini、阿布·法特赫·哈齐尼

Central Asian Islamic scholar and physicist (c. 1115–1180) who wrote the Book of the Balance of Wisdom on specific gravity and buoyancy.

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  1. c. 1115–1150Khwarazm · KhwarazmBorn or raised in Khwarazm and steeped in the Islamic scientific tradition, he studied mathematics and mechanics, inheriting the experimental spirit of predecessors such as al-Biruni.
  2. 1151–1180Marw · MarwHe carried out observations and mechanical experiments at the Marw observatory, where he completed his masterpiece, the Book of the Balance of Wisdom, accurately determining the specific gravities of substances and the laws of buoyancy and designing precision balance instruments.

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