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Philosophy Iraq’s Al-Kindi (801-873) synthesized Greek philosophy and Islamic theology and was known as “the philosopher if the Arabs.”
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posted on: Nov 19, 2014
Known as “Alhazen” by European scientists, Ibn al-Haytham (965-1040) developed Euclidean geometry and was highly regarded for his work in optics.