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Abu al-Wafa al-Buzjani

Engineer of trigonometry — 940–998 CE

Introduced the tangent and secant into trigonometry, produced sine tables of unprecedented precision, and laid the spherical foundations needed by astronomers and mapmakers. His Book on the Geometric Constructions Necessary for Artisans taught craftsmen to apply geometry to buildings and instruments.
Field: Mathematics & AlgebraEngineer of trigonometry — 940–998 CE

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