Abiyun al-Bitriq

Abiyun al-Bitriq (Arabic: ابيون البطريق, abiyūn al-biṭrīq, fl. 630 CE^[1]) was a mathematician and a maker of astronomical instruments at the beginnings of Islam.^[2] He is mentioned in al-Qifti's Tarikh al-Hukama as Anibun (أنبون, anibūn),^[a] and al-Nadim's Fihrist.^[b][1] His name is not certain,^[2] and it was probably Apion (Ancient Greek: Ἀπίων)^[3] or Apion Patrikios (Ancient Greek: Ἀπίων Πατρίκιος).^[1] He wrote a book, now lost, titled "On Operating the Planispherical Astrolabe" (Arabic: كتاب العمل بالاسطرلاب المسطح, kitāb al-ʿamal bi-l-asṭurlāb al-musaṭṭaḥ)^[1][2]

Notes

1. Ta'rīḫ al-Ḥukamā', أنبون page ٧١ (71) in Lippert's edition (Lippert 1903)^[2]
2. Kitāb al-Fihrist, ابيون البطريق page ٢٧٠ (270) in Flügel's edition (Flügel 1871)^[2]