1) Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji (Alpetragius) (d.1204) was a Muslim astronomer and Maliki Judge from al-Andalus (Spain). He was the first astronomer to pr

1) Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji (Alpetragius) (d.1204) was a Muslim astronomer and Maliki Judge from al-Andalus (Spain). He was the first astronomer to pr