Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Rudani

محمد بن سليمان الروداني (Known as "Al-Rudani")

Astronomer, Mechanical Inventor, Jurist, Polymath

Born 1627

Taroudant (Sous), Morocco

Passed Away Oct 31, 1683 Damascus, Syria

Lifespan 56 years old

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"He encompassed the celestial spheres within a sphere of brass, deciphering the clockwork of the cosmos."

Archival Overview

Visionary 17th-century Moroccan astronomer and mechanical inventor from Taroudant who invented a universal spherical astrolabe and served as custodian of astronomical timekeeping in Mecca.

Biographical Record

Abu Abdallah Muhammad al-Rudani was born in Taroudant in the Sous. After mastering astronomy, mathematics, and jurisprudence in Morocco, he traveled to the Levant and the Hijaz, where his astronomical genius astonished Ottoman and Arab scholars alike.

He invented a revolutionary universal spherical astrolabe—a spherical mechanical device that solved astronomical problems for all geographic latitudes without requiring interchangeable plates. In Mecca, he supervised the construction of astronomical water clocks before retiring to Damascus.

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Final Resting Place

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Bab al-Saghir Cemetery
Damascus, Syria

                         GPS: 33.5040, 36.3060                    

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