People Worth Knowing: Muhammed Al-Idrisi
“Considered the greatest geographer and cartographer of the middle Ages. Al-Idrisi constructed a world globe map of 400 kg pure silver and precisely recorded on it the “seven inhabitated regions” with trade routes, lakes and rivers, major cities, and plains and mountains. His world maps were used in Europa for centuries to come. It is worth mentioning that Christopher Columbus used the world map which was originally taken from Al-Idrisi’s work. He also contributed to the science of medicinal plants.”
Al-Idrisi (1099, Ceuta, Maghreb – 1166 CE, Sicily)
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Thanks for the info! V interesting!
My favorite posts!!!
I’ve always loved him in particular, my father loves his horses and his “herb medicine studies”, he has books stacked to the roof full of techniques and “retro” healing method, and they ALWAYS work.
I didn’t know he was a geologist, I knew he was big on herb medicine though..
you are my hero now I can take a (c) and not an a (f) I will pass!
hello, and thank you
it was so nice from u to make this post.
i will print it for school.with some edit by word office
anytime
i never knew you were familiar with him, hmmm ,, we view you differently now