Jabir ibn Aflah

Abū Muḥammad Jābir ibn Aflaḥ (Arabic: أبو محمد جابر بن أفلح, Latin: Geber/Gebir; 1100–1150) was an Arab Muslim astronomer and mathematician from Seville, who was active in 12th century al-Andalus. His work Iṣlāḥ al-Majisṭi (Correction of the Almagest) influenced Islamic, Jewish, and Christian astronomers.

For the 8th/9th-century Arabic alchemist, see Jabir ibn Hayyan. For the 13th/14th-century Latin alchemist, see pseudo-Geber. For other uses, see Geber.
Jābir ibn Aflaḥ
Fictional portrait by Eulogia Merle for the Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (2011)
Born1100 CE
Seville, al-Andalus
Died1150 CE
Academic work
EraIslamic Golden Age
Main interestsAstronomy, Mathematics
Notable worksIṣlāḥ al-Majisṭi (Correction of the Almagest)
Notable ideas
InfluencedAverroes, Nur ad-Din al-Betrugi
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