Jacob ben Tarik
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Jacob ben Tarik (fl. 8th-9th century) was a Hebrew astronomer and astrologer who in 777 founded a school for astronomical study in Baghdad.[1] The school eventually developed a high reputation and would go on to train and ultimately be administered by the Arab polymath Al-Kindi and later Abu Ma'shar al Balkhi.[2][3] Ben Tarik was part of a group of Jewish scholars whose work was promoted during the reign of Caliph Al-Mansur and is also credited with helping to translate Indian astronomical tables with respect to the Yuga Cycle.[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Livingstone, David (2002). The Dying God: The Hidden History of Western Civilization. iUniverse. p. 118. ISBN 9781475912203.
- ↑ "The City of Baghdad, a curious astrological election - Astrological Forecasts". Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ↑ "Al-Kindi, photo, biography". persona.rin.ru. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ↑ Singer, Isidore; Adler, Cyrus (1902). The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Funk & Wagnalls Company.
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