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Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri

Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri rather than just read about it. In short: Muḥammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri (Arabic: محمد بن أبي بكر الزهري) of Granada (fl. 1130s–1150s) was a geographer. He was the writer of a notable work, Kitāb al-Jughrāfiyya (Book of Geography).

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Reference excerpt

Muḥammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri (Arabic: محمد بن أبي بكر الزهري) of Granada (fl. 1130s–1150s) was a geographer. He was the writer of a notable work, Kitāb al-Jughrāfiyya (Book of Geography). Al-Zuhri was able to use the writings of the geographers of the reign of caliph al-Ma'mun of Baghdad (d. 456/1068). He belonged to the Arab tribe of Banu Zuhrah. Al-Zuhri died between 1154 and 1161.

References

Miquel Barceló, "Comentaris a un text sobre Mallorca del geògraf al-Zuhri", Mayurqa, Vol. 14, 1975, pp. 155–165 George Sarton, Introduction to the History of Science, 1931, page 130

External links Climate zones of Al-Zuhri (Archived 2009-10-24). (Retrieved November 26, 2008.)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri

In research: Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 12th-century Arab people, 12th-century geographers, 12th-century people from al-Andalus, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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