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Abu'l-Wafa, astronomer and mathematician, born in Khorasan region of Persia (now Iran). He lived and worked in Baghdad (now in Iraq) from 959 on. His best known mathematical work may have been geometric construction with a "rusty" (fixed) compass.

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Mohammad Abu'l-Wafa Al-Buzjani
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Friday, June 10, 0940