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“For it is the same whether you take it that the Earth is in motion or the Sky. For, in both the cases, it does not affect the Astronomical Science. It is just for the Physicist to see if it is possible to refute it.”

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Abu Rayhan al-Biruni

Abu Rayhan al-Biruni was a Persian polymath who made significant contributions to various fields such as mathematics, astronomy, and history. He is considered one of the greatest scholars of the Islamic Golden Age. more

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