Ibrahim ibn Sinan
Ibrahim ibn Sinan
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Arab mathematician and grandson of Thabit ibn Qurra (836-901). Ibrahim's most significant work involved the quadrature of the parabola, and he is credited with improving on the ideas of Archimedes (c. 287-212 b.c.) with his method of integration. He also made contributions in the field of mathematical philosophy. Seven of Ibrahim's treatises, including On the Drawing of Three Conic Sections, survive.
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