# Ibn al-Saffar

> Abu al‐Qasim Ahmad ibn Abd Allah ibn Umar al‐Ghafiqī ibn as-Saffar al‐Andalusi, also known as Ibn as-Saffar, was a Spanish-Arab astronomer in Al-Andalus. He worked at the school founded by his colleague Al-Majriti in Córdoba. His best-known work was a treatise on the astrolabe, a text that was in active use until the 15th century and influenced the work of Kepler. He also wrote a commentary on the Zij as-Sindhind, and measured the coordinates of Mecca.

*Spanish-Arab astronomer in Al-Andalus*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 950
- **Died:** 1035
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
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- [Ibne Açafar](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibne_A%C3%A7afar)
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