Banū Mūsā (9th Century)

The Banū Mūsā brothers (“Sons of Mūsā”) were three 9th-century Persian scholars, of Baghdad, active in the House of Wisdom:

• Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Mūsā ibn Shākir (before 803–873), who specialised in astronomy, engineering, geometry and physics;
• Ahmad ibn Mūsā ibn Shākir (803–873), who specialised in engineering and mechanics;
• Al-Hasan ibn Mūsā ibn Shākir (810–873), who specialised in engineering and geometry.

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