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Muslim scientists

Abbas ibn Firnas

c. 810 – 887 · Córdoba (Al-Andalus)

EngineeringPhysics

Known for

An early attempt at controlled gliding flight

Biography

Andalusian inventor, poet and musician at the Umayyad court of Córdoba.

Contributions

Reported to have glided with a wing apparatus and landed with injuries, noting he lacked a tail
Credited with a method for cutting rock crystal
Built a water clock and a planetarium-like device

Abbas ibn Firnas (Engineering, Physics) | Knowledge360