Abu Arrayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni (973–1048), a Persian mathematician, physicist, scholar, encyclopedist, astronomer, astrologer, historian, pharmacist, and teacher, who contributed greatly to the fields of mathematics,medicine, and science. 1. Al-Biruni - Profile of a scientist who knew, 600 years before Galileo, that the earth rotates on its axis daily and moves yearly around the sun. Includes information on his varied achievements. 2. Al-Buruni, Abu Raihan - Biography and achievements of a mathematician and astronomer at the court of King Mahmood Ghaznawi. 3. Abu Arrayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni - Biography of the mathematician with links to relevant terms and related links. From the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive. 4. Al-Biruni - NodeWorks Encyclopedia - Biography of the mathematician with links to relevant terms.

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