"Al-Kitāb al-mukhtaṣar fī ḥisāb al-jabr wa'l-muqābala" was written by: __________?
Correct answer: D. Al-Khuwarizmi
- A. None of these
- B. Ibne Sina
- C. Al Haysam
- D. Al-Khuwarizmi
Explanation
This title is Al-Khwarizmi’s foundational treatise on algebra and balancing equations; the word ‘algebra’ itself comes from al-jabr in its title. Ibn Sina and Alhazen were major scholars but did not write this work.
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