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Jamshid al-Kashi

Astronomer and mathematician
Ghiyāth al-Dīn Jamshīd Masʿūd al-Kāshī was an astronomer and mathematician during the reign of Tamerlane. Much of al-Kāshī's work was not brought to Europe and still, even the extant work, remains unpublished in any form. Wikipedia
Born: 1380, Kashan, Iran
Died: June 22, 1429 (age 49 years), Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Nationality: Iranian
Era: Islamic Golden Age-Timurid Renaissance
Main interest(s): Astronomy, Mathematics
Notable idea(s): Pi decimal determination to the 16th place; Law of cosines