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Jamshid al-Kashi, Mathematician of Samarkand

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ScholarMathematician of Samarkand

Jamshid al-Kashiجمشید کاشانی

Approximate dateSamarkand

Ulugh Beg's mathematician, who calculated pi to sixteen decimal places.

From Kashan in Persia, he joined Ulugh Beg's observatory and wrote The Key of Arithmetic. In 1424 he computed pi correctly to sixteen decimal places, a record that stood for almost two centuries.

What grew out of it?

His decimal fractions and methods were used by astronomers for generations.

Who else is linked?

SamarkandUlugh BegTimurids

Who lived at the same time?

Bayezid IMehmed IBarquqTimurShah RukhBarsbayMurad IMurad II

Source: history

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