Muslim Scientists (their Scientific creations and Inventions) Part-02

1- Abdullah Bin Muhammad bin Musa Al-Khawarzmi

The modern-day numerals of mathematics were discovered by the Muslim mathematician and scientist Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, who played a fundamental role in the development of mathematics. In this, he gave the form of a number to different angles, and made the Roman style of mathematics a thing of the past.

The ancestors of the people of the West were academically dishonest, and they never appreciated the scientific efforts of those people from whom they received whatever they received. Some Europeans translated their books into their own language, Latin (which was once considered the major language of Europe), removed the names of the original authors, and published them under their own names. The mathematical numerals used all over the world in the present era are originally called Arabic numerals, or they are also called Eastern Arabic numerals or Hindu Arabic numerals.

The Arabs started a system of counting in which the value of a digit is determined by its place in the number, for example, five in the place of one will mean five, but ten In the place of (second place from right to left) its value would be equal to fifty. This method made it possible to write large numbers which was very important for scientific progress. Before that, it was very difficult to write any large number in the Roman system, and their calculation was almost impossible.

In the present era, these ten digits are: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. These are the most common symbolic representations of numbers in the present era… When the Arabs came to India, they introduced the use of decimals and zeros from the Indians in their modern mathematics, which gave the knowledge of mathematics four moons, today with the help of these digits it has become possible to calculate large numbers, these digits are the basic components of algebra, calculus, computers and every scientific calculation.

Did you know that a Muslim scientist, Abbas Ibn Firnas, built the world’s first flying machine nearly 1000 years ago?

In 875 CE, he crafted a flying apparatus from silk, wood, and eagle feathers, mimicking bird flight.

Though his attempt to land failed and left him injured, his invention remained in the history of aviation, making him one of the earliest pioneers of flight.

His experiments were way ahead of their time, even inspiring future aviation studies.

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