Bhaskara II vs Muhammad al-Idrisi
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Compare the life timelines of Bhaskara II (1114–1185) and Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100–1165) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 51 years, from 1114 to 1165.
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Bhaskara II (1114–1185)
- — Born in Vijjadavida in the Western Ghats region of the Deccan Verified
- — Educated in mathematics and astronomy by his father Maheshvara Verified
- — Wrote the Bijaganita, a landmark treatise on algebra Verified
- — Wrote the Lilavati, his celebrated treatise on arithmetic Verified
- — Completed the Siddhanta Shiromani, his masterwork on mathematics and astronomy Verified
- — Became head of the astronomical observatory at Ujjain Verified
- — Wrote the Karana Kautuhala, a practical manual of astronomical calculation Verified
- — Died, probably at Ujjain Verified
Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100–1165)
- — Born in Ceuta Verified
- — Studied in Cordoba Verified
- — Traveled widely as a young man Verified
- — Joined the court of Roger II in Palermo Verified
- — Directed a fifteen-year royal geographical survey Verified
- — Constructed a silver planisphere for Roger II
- — Completed the Tabula Rogeriana Verified
- — Continued geographical work under William I of Sicily
- — Died, probably in Ceuta Verified