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Because of his multilingualism, the Syrian money changer Thabit ibn Qurra was invited to work as a translator of texts at the House of Wisdom in Baghdad. However, his special mathematical talent soon became apparent, enabling him not only to translate the texts of ancient Greek mathematicians into Arabic, but also to comment on these works and make his own significant discoveries.

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Thabit ibn Qurra—Brilliant Translator and Creative Mathematician

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    2026年

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  • Heinz Klaus Strick

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Because of his multilingualism, the Syrian money changer Thabit ibn Qurra was invited to work as a translator of texts at the House of Wisdom in Baghdad. However, his special mathematical talent soon became apparent, enabling him not only to translate the texts of ancient Greek mathematicians into Arabic, but also to comment on these works and make his own significant discoveries.